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Nayakan

Nayakan

Are you a good man or a bad man?

1987•2h 36m•7.8/10
DramaCrime

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7.8/10(88)

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

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Production

Sujatha Films, Muktha Films

Language

TA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan

Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker

Saranya Ponvannan

Saranya Ponvannan

Neela

Karthika

Karthika

Charumati

Janagaraj

Janagaraj

Selvam

Vijayan

Vijayan

Durai

M. V. Vasudeva Rao

Hussain Bhai

Delhi Ganesh

Delhi Ganesh

Iyer

Nizhalgal Ravi

Nizhalgal Ravi

Surya

Nassar

Nassar

Assistant Commissioner Patil

Tara

Tara

Shakila

Babitha

Kuyili

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

R. N. Sudarshan

R. N. Sudarshan

Reddy

A. R. Srinivasan

A. R. Srinivasan

Police commissioner

R. N. K. Prasad

Reddy

R. N. Jayagopal

Reddy

Goga Kapoor

Goga Kapoor

Chandrakant Kohli

Pradeep Shakti

Inspector Kelkar

Kitty

Kitty

Rathnavelu Naicker, Velu's Father

Tinnu Anand

Tinnu Anand

Ajit Kelkar

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