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Nayakan
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
1987 · Directed by Mani Ratnam · 156 min · Drama · Crime · 10 frames
Tagline
Are you a good man or a bad man?
Crew
- Screenplay: Mani Ratnam
- Cinematography: P. C. Sreeram
- Edited by: B. Lenin, V. T. Vijayan
- Music: Ilaiyaraaja
- Produced by: Muktha Srinivasan, Muktha Ramasami, G. Venkateswaran
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker
- Saranya Ponvannan as Neela
- Karthika as Charumati (adult)
- Janagaraj as Selvam
- Delhi Ganesh as Iyer
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Surya (adult)
- Nassar as Assistant Commissioner Patil
- Tinnu Anand as Ajit Kelkar
- Vijayan as Durai
- M. V. Vasudeva Rao as Hussain Bhai
Production
- Country: India
- Language: English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
- Studios: Sujatha Films, Muktha Films
- Themes: gangster, gang war, symbolism, revenge, tragedy, religion, india, family tragedy, rise to power, corrupt system
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