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Nayakan

Original title: நாயகன்

“Are you a good man or a bad man?”

★ 7.9 TMDB Rating · 97 votes

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

Director
Mani Ratnam
Release date
Oct 21, 1987
Original language
Tamil
Origin
India

Cast of Nayakan

  • Portrait of Kamal Haasan

    Kamal Haasan

    Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker

  • Portrait of Saranya Ponvannan

    Saranya Ponvannan

    Neela

  • Portrait of Karthika

    Karthika

    Charumati (adult)

  • Portrait of Janagaraj

    Janagaraj

    Selvam

  • Portrait of Delhi Ganesh

    Delhi Ganesh

    Iyer

  • Portrait of Nizhalgal Ravi

    Nizhalgal Ravi

    Surya (adult)

  • Portrait of Nassar

    Nassar

    Assistant Commissioner Patil

  • Portrait of Tinnu Anand

    Tinnu Anand

    Ajit Kelkar

  • Portrait of Vijayan

    Vijayan

    Durai

  • Portrait of M. V. Vasudeva Rao

    M. V. Vasudeva Rao

    Hussain Bhai

  • Portrait of Tara

    Tara

    Shakila

  • Portrait of Babitha

    Babitha

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