Drama ·Crime · India · 1987 · 2h 36m

Nayakan

நாயகன்

Nayakan poster
Director
Mani Ratnam
Cast
Kamal Haasan as Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker Saranya Ponvannan as Neela Karthika as Charumati Janagaraj as Selvam Vijayan as Durai M. V. Vasudeva Rao as Hussain Bhai
Crew
P. C. Sreeram — Director of Photography B. Lenin — Editor V. T. Vijayan — Editor Ilaiyaraaja — Original Music Composer Mani Ratnam — Screenplay Mani Ratnam — Story
Tagline

Are you a good man or a bad man?

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
gangstergang warsymbolismrevengereligionindiafamily tragedyrise to powercorrupt systemlife in the slums
Key Collaborators
Mani Ratnam Director P. C. Sreeram Director of Photography B. Lenin Editor V. T. Vijayan Editor Ilaiyaraaja Original Music Composer Mani Ratnam Screenplay Mani Ratnam Story Muktha Srinivasan Producer Muktha Ramasami Producer G. Venkateswaran Producer
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