Nayakan (1987)
October 21, 1987
Drama, Crime
2h 36m


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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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Mani Ratnam
- Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker Kamal Haasan
- Selvam Janagaraj
- Neela Saranya Ponvannan
- Charumati Karthika
- Iyer Delhi Ganesh
- Ajit Kelkar Tinnu Anand
- Surya Nizhalgal Ravi
- Assistant Commissioner Patil Nassar
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Keywords
- gangster
- gang war
- symbolism
- revenge
- religion
- india
- family tragedy
- rise to power
- corrupt system
- life in the slums