Nayakan

Nayakan

156 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 21, 1987

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

Nayakan

156 mins | Drama, Crime | Oct. 21, 1987

Nayakan
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
IMDb rating 8.7
Producers Sujatha Productions, Muktha Films
Original title நாயகன்
Directors Mani Ratnam
Writers Pulamaipithan, Balakumaran, Mani Ratnam, Ilaiyaraaja

Cast

Kamal Haasan

as Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker

Karthika

as Charumati

Janagaraj

as Selvam

Vijayan

as Thurai

M. V. Vasudeva Rao

as Hussain Bhai

Delhi Ganesh

as Iyer

Nizhalgal Ravi

as Surya

Nassar

as Assistant Commissioner Patil

Tara

as Shakila

R. N. Sudarshan

as Reddy

R. N. K. Prasad

as Reddy

R. N. Jayagopal

as Reddy

Pradeep Shakti

as Inspector Kelkar

Kitty

as Shaktivelu's father

Tinnu Anand

as Ajit Kelkar

A. R. Srinivasan

as Police commissioner

Goga Kapoor

as Chandrakant Kohli

Kuyili

as Self (Special appearance in the song "Nila Adhu Vanathumele")

Prathapa Chandran

as Minister of Law & Public Affairs

Babitha

as