Nayakan (1987)
October 21, 1987Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
![Kamal Haasan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/54536-kamal-haasan.webp)
Kamal Haasan
Velu Naicker (Sakthivelu)
![Saranya Ponvannan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/60645-saranya-ponvannan.webp)
Saranya Ponvannan
Neela
![Delhi Ganesh](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/31500-delhi-ganesh.webp)
Delhi Ganesh
Iyer
![Janagaraj](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/79443-janagaraj.webp)
Janagaraj
Selva
![Karthika](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/79444-karthika.webp)
Karthika
Charumati
![Nassar](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21059-nassar.webp)
Nassar
Assistant Commissioner Patil
![Tinnu Anand](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/29860-tinnu-anand.webp)
Tinnu Anand
Ajit Kelkar
![Pradeep Shakti](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Pradeep Shakti
Inspector Kelkar
![Nizhalgal Ravi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21071-nizhalgal-ravi.webp)
Nizhalgal Ravi
Surya
![M. V. Vasudeva Rao](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
M. V. Vasudeva Rao
Hussain Bhai
![Tara](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/79446-tara.webp)
Tara
Shakila
![Aditya Modi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Aditya Modi
Sakthivel
![Mani Ratnam](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/55438-mani-ratnam.webp)
Mani Ratnam
Director
![Vijayan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/79445-vijayan.webp)
Vijayan
Durai
![R. N. Sudarshan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
R. N. Sudarshan
Reddy
![Balakumaran](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Balakumaran
Writer
![Rajashri](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Rajashri
Writer
![R. N. K. Prasad](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
R. N. K. Prasad
Reddy
![R. N. Jayagopal](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
R. N. Jayagopal
Reddy
![Kitty](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21070-kitty.webp)
Kitty
Rathnavelu Naicker, Velu's Father
![A. R. Srinivasan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/79448-a-r-srinivasan.webp)
A. R. Srinivasan
Police commissioner
![G. Venkateswaran](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
G. Venkateswaran
Producer
![Goga Kapoor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/79351-goga-kapoor.webp)
Goga Kapoor
Chandrakant Kohli
![Prathapa Chandran](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28747-prathapa-chandran.webp)
Prathapa Chandran
Minister of Law & Public Affairs
![Ilaiyaraaja](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/112721-ilaiyaraaja.webp)
Ilaiyaraaja
Composer
![P. C. Sreeram](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/103875-p-c-sreeram.webp)
P. C. Sreeram
Cinematographer
![B. Lenin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/112349-b-lenin.webp)
B. Lenin
Editor
![Kuyili](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Kuyili
Self (Special appearance in the song 'Nila Adhu Vanathumele')
![Aditya V. Modi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Aditya V. Modi
Young Shakthivel
![Ravi Chakravathy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1784529-ravi-chakravathy.webp)
Ravi Chakravathy
Editor
![V. T. Vijayan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
V. T. Vijayan
Editor
![Muktha Srinivasan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Muktha Srinivasan
Producer
Media.
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Details.
Release DateOctober 21, 1987
Original Nameநாயகன்
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 36m
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
Nayakan ( transl. Hero) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language epic crime drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam. Produced by Muktha Srinivasan, the film stars Kamal Haasan, Saranya (in her feature debut) and Karthika, with Janagaraj, Vijayan, M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Delhi Ganesh, Nizhalgal Ravi, Nassar and Tara in supporting roles. It revolves around the gradual transformation of Velu Naicker (Haasan) from an ordinary slum dweller to a highly respected don.
Nayakan is loosely based on the life of the Bombay underworld don Varadarajan Mudaliar and the American film The Godfather (1972). Ratnam was initially approached to remake the Hindi film Pagla Kahin Ka (1970) for Srinivasan and Haasan, but refused. He instead suggested two other stories, one of which impressed Haasan and became Nayakan. Cinematography was handled by P. C. Sreeram, and editing by B. Lenin and V. T. Vijayan. Filming began in late 1986, taking place primarily in Madras and to a lesser extent, Bombay.
Nayakan was released on 21 October 1987, Diwali day. It became a critical and commercial success, running for over 175 days in theatres. Haasan's performance earned him the National Film Award for Best Actor. The film also earned the National Awards for Best Cinematography (Sreeram) and Best Art Direction (Thota Tharani). Nayakan was India's official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It was included in Time's list of the "All-Time 100 Best Films" and News18's "100 greatest Indian films of all time". The film was remade in Hindi as Dayavan (1988).
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