Nayakan (1987)
Note: this print runs 144 minutes against a recorded 165 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Kamal Haasan, Saranya Ponvannan, Karthika, Janagaraj, Nassar
Directed by Mani Ratnam
Nayakan ( transl. Hero) 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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