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Nayakan

"Are you a good man or a bad man?"

1987-10-21 Drama 2hr 36m

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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Nayakan

Storyline

Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.

Released

1987-10-21
Revenue

n/a
Budget

n/a
Runtime

2hr 36m
Genre

Drama, Crime
Status

Released
Language

English, தமிழ், తెలుగు, हिन्दी
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Production

Sujatha Films, Muktha Films

Crew

Mani Ratnam

Director

Mani Ratnam

Writer

G. Venkateswaran

Producer

Keywords:

gangster gang war symbolism revenge religion india family tragedy rise to power corrupt system life in the slums

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Cast

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker

Janagaraj

Janagaraj

Selvam

Saranya Ponvannan

Saranya Ponvannan

Neela

Karthika

Karthika

Charumati

Delhi Ganesh

Delhi Ganesh

Iyer

Tinnu Anand

Tinnu Anand

Ajit Kelkar

Nizhalgal Ravi

Nizhalgal Ravi

Surya

Nassar

Nassar

Assistant Commissioner Patil

Pradeep Shakti

Inspector Kelkar

M. V. Vasudeva Rao

Hussain Bhai

Tara

Tara

Shakila

Vijayan

Vijayan

Durai

R. N. Sudarshan

Reddy

R. N. K. Prasad

Reddy

R. N. Jayagopal

Reddy

Kitty

Kitty

Rathnavelu Naicker, Velu's Father

A. R. Srinivasan

A. R. Srinivasan

Police commissioner

Goga Kapoor

Goga Kapoor

Chandrakant Kohli

Prathapa Chandran

Prathapa Chandran

Minister of Law & Public Affairs

Babitha

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