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Nayakan
Are you a good man or a bad man?
Genres
DramaCrime
Overview
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
156 min
Release Date
1987-10-21
Status
Released
Original Language
Tamil
Vote Count
88
Vote Average
7.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Kamal Haasan
Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker
Saranya Ponvannan
Neela
Karthika
Charumati
Janagaraj
Selvam
Vijayan
Durai
M. V. Vasudeva Rao
Hussain Bhai
Delhi Ganesh
Iyer
Nizhalgal Ravi
Surya
Nassar
Assistant Commissioner Patil
Tara
Shakila
Babitha
Kuyili
Self (Special appearance in the song "Nila Adhu Vanathumele")
R. N. Sudarshan
Reddy
A. R. Srinivasan
Police commissioner
R. N. K. Prasad
Reddy
R. N. Jayagopal
Reddy
Goga Kapoor
Chandrakant Kohli
Pradeep Shakti
Inspector Kelkar
Kitty
Rathnavelu Naicker, Velu's Father
Tinnu Anand
Ajit Kelkar
Prathapa Chandran
Minister of Law & Public Affairs
Aditya V. Modi
Young Shakthivel
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