Nayakan

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8.7/10

25K

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A common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact a heavy toll.

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A common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact ... Read allA common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact a heavy toll.A common man's struggles against a corrupt police force put him on the wrong side of the law. He becomes a don, who is loved and respected by many, but his growing power and influence exact a heavy toll.

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IMDb RATING

8.7/10

25K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 7 wins & 1 nomination

Neela
(as Saranya)

Delhi Ganesh

Iyer

Janakaraj

Selva
(as Janagaraj)

Karthika

Charumati

Nassar

Assistant Commissioner Patil
(as Nasser)

Tinnu Anand

Ajit Kelkar

Nizhalgal Ravi

Surya

M.V. Vasudeva Rao

Hussain Bhai

Aditya Modi

Sakthivel
(uncredited)

Pradeep Shakti

Inspector Kelkar
(uncredited)

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Trivia
India's entry for the best foreign language film at the Oscars in 1987. Rated as one of the best 100 films of all time by the Time Magazine in 2005

Quotes
Kid: Are you a good person or a bad person?
Velunayakan: I don't know.

Connections
Referenced in Onbadhule Guru (2013)

Soundtracks
Nee Oru Kaadhal Sangeetham
Written by: Pulamaipithan
Produced by: Ilaiyaraaja
Performed by: Mano and K.S. Chithra

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Featured review

10/10

a maniratnam classic, ..brings out the tear drop in you.

It is really difficult to express the experience of watching nayakan in words, the real life story about the transformation of a boy into a rebel and then a don, brilliantly portrayed by one of the greatest actors alive today, Kamal Hassan.

While the film draws little inspiration from "The Godfather trilogy", the emotions and trauma associated with many events , along with ilayaraja's rendition of 'thenpandi seemayile' , really does make this movie very special!, nothing to beat this one, among the best movies i have ever seen. I can rate it along with American beauty, shawshank redemption or even amelie.