---
title: 'Nayagan (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mani Ratnam'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 165
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nayagan-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093603/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nayagan (1987)

1987 · 165 min · Drama, Crime · India

Original title: நாயகன்

## Synopsis

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 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mani Ratnam](https://cinepixo.com/people/mani-ratnam)
- **Screenplay:** [Mani Ratnam](https://cinepixo.com/people/mani-ratnam)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ilaiyaraaja](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilaiyaraaja)
- **Producer:** [G. Venkateswaran](https://cinepixo.com/people/g-venkateswaran), [Muktha Srinivasan](https://cinepixo.com/people/muktha-srinivasan)
- **Director of Photography:** [P. C. Sreeram](https://cinepixo.com/people/p-c-sreeram)
- **Editor:** [B. Lenin](https://cinepixo.com/people/b-lenin)

## Cast

- [Karthika](https://cinepixo.com/people/karthika)
- [Janagaraj](https://cinepixo.com/people/janagaraj)
- [Saranya Ponvannan](https://cinepixo.com/people/saranya-ponvannan)
- [Kamal Haasan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kamal-haasan)
- [Nassar](https://cinepixo.com/people/nassar)

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