Actor Madhavan, who plays the role of iconic inventor, philanthropist and agriculturist G D Naidu in his biopic 'GDN', says that the genius inventor, who was a visionary and who could see things far ahead of his time, deserved the recognition that was due to him first.

Responding to a question from IANS on how the younger generation today knew very little about the achievements of G D Naidu and whether the biopic on the great icon would make a pitch for honouring the legend with awards in the category of the Bharat Rathna, Madhavan replied, "I think he deserves the recognition first. The younger generation today is very smart. You don't need to tell them too many things. It is enough if we drop them hints, they research and get to understand what they need to know."