Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is a biopic drama based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, a former scientist and aerospace engineer of the Indian Space Research Organisation who was accused of espionage. The story narrates the life and times of Narayanan's initial days as a graduate student at the Princeton University to his ISRO days where as a scientist he was accused of false espionage charges and how does comes out triumph against all odds.