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Nayagan
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Nayakan ( ) 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 and Saranya (in her feature debut) in the lead, with Janagaraj, Karthika, Vijayan, M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Delhi Ganesh, Nizhalgal Ravi, Nassar and Tara in supporting roles. It revolves around the evolution of Velu Naicker (Haasan) from an ordinary slum dweller to a highly respected crime lord in the Bombay underworld.
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Film · TMDB
7.8Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker
- Saranya Ponvannan as Neela
- Karthika as Charumati
- Janagaraj as Selvam
- Delhi Ganesh as Iyer
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Surya
Themes
- gangster
- gang war
- symbolism
- revenge
- religion
- india
- family tragedy
- rise to power
- corrupt system
- life in the slums
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Key facts
- Film.image
- Nayakan poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Mani Ratnam
- Film.writer
- Mani Ratnam
- Film.producer
- Muktha SrinivasanMuktha V. RamaswamyG. Venkateswaran
- Film.starring
- Kamal HaasanSaranya
- Film.cinematography
- P. C. Sreeram
- Film.editing
- B. LeninV. T. Vijayan
- Film.music
- Ilaiyaraaja
- Film.studio
- Muktha Films
- Film.distributor
- GV Films
- Film.runtime
- 155 minutes
- Film.country
- India
- Film.language
- Tamil
- Film.budget
- ₹1 crore
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Tamil
- Main subject
- organized crime
- Director
- Mani Ratnam
- Screenwriter
- Mani Ratnam
- Cast member
- Nassar
- Composer
- Ilaiyaraaja
- Producer
- Muktha Srinivasan
- Cinematographer
- P. C. Sreeram
- Narrative location
- Mumbai
- Duration
- 165
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- publication date
- 1987-01-01
- title
- நாயகன்
- film editor
- B. Lenin
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Development
- Casting
- Filming
- Post-production
- Themes
- Music
- Release
- Box office
- Critical reception
- Accolades
- Legacy
- In popular culture
- Controversy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Nayakan ( ) 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 and Saranya (in her feature debut) in the lead, with Janagaraj, Karthika, Vijayan, M. V. Vasudeva Rao, Delhi Ganesh, Nizhalgal Ravi, Nassar and Tara in supporting roles. It revolves around the evolution of Velu Naicker (Haasan) from an ordinary slum dweller to a highly respected crime lord in the Bombay underworld.
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.
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