Movie
Nayakan
19872h 36m7.9 / 10
Are you a good man or a bad man?
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
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Synopsis
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
More about Nayakan
Cast
Kamal HaasanSakthivel 'Velu' Naicker
Saranya PonvannanNeela
KarthikaCharumati (adult)
JanagarajSelvam
Delhi GaneshIyer
Nizhalgal RaviSurya (adult)
NassarAssistant Commissioner Patil
Tinnu AnandAjit KelkarCredits
- Directed by
- Mani Ratnam
- Written by
- Mani Ratnam, Mani Ratnam
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Tamil
- Original title
- நாயகன்
Production
- Sujatha FilmsIndia
- Muktha FilmsIndia
Themes
corrupt systemfamily tragedygang wargangsterindialife in the slumsreligionrevenge
