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Nayakan

19877.9 / 10156 min
Drama, Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker

Janagaraj

Janagaraj

Selvam

Saranya Ponvannan

Saranya Ponvannan

Neela

Karthika

Karthika

Charumati

Delhi Ganesh

Delhi Ganesh

Iyer

Tinnu Anand

Tinnu Anand

Ajit Kelkar

Nizhalgal Ravi

Nizhalgal Ravi

Surya

Nassar

Nassar

Assistant Commissioner Patil

Pradeep Shakti

Pradeep Shakti

Inspector Kelkar

M. V. Vasudeva Rao

M. V. Vasudeva Rao

Hussain Bhai

Tara

Tara

Shakila

Vijayan

Vijayan

Durai

R. N. Sudarshan

R. N. Sudarshan

Reddy

R. N. K. Prasad

R. N. K. Prasad

Reddy

R. N. Jayagopal

R. N. Jayagopal

Reddy

Kitty

Kitty

Rathnavelu Naicker, Velu's Father

A. R. Srinivasan

A. R. Srinivasan

Police commissioner

Goga Kapoor

Goga Kapoor

Chandrakant Kohli

Prathapa Chandran

Prathapa Chandran

Minister of Law & Public Affairs

Babitha

Babitha

Kuyili

Kuyili

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

Aditya V. Modi

Aditya V. Modi

Young Shakthivel

Crew

Pulamaipithan

Pulamaipithan

Lyricist

Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja

Lyricist

Jamuna Rani

Jamuna Rani

Playback Singer

M. S. Rajeswari

M. S. Rajeswari

Playback Singer

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Playback Singer

Mano

Mano

Playback Singer

P. C. Sreeram

P. C. Sreeram

Director of Photography

T. L. Maharajan

T. L. Maharajan

Playback Singer

Thotta Tharani

Thotta Tharani

Art Direction

Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja

Original Music Composer

Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja

Playback Singer

P. Susheela

P. Susheela

Playback Singer

K. S. Chithra

K. S. Chithra

Playback Singer

Mani Ratnam

Mani Ratnam

Director

Mani Ratnam

Mani Ratnam

Writer

Balakumaran

Balakumaran

Dialogue

V. T. Vijayan

V. T. Vijayan

Editor

B. Lenin

B. Lenin

Editor

G. Venkateswaran

G. Venkateswaran

Producer

Muktha Ramasami

Muktha Ramasami

Producer

Muktha Srinivasan

Muktha Srinivasan

Producer