Nayakan (1987)

Drama
Crime

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

Cast

Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker
Kamal Haasan
Selvam
Janagaraj
Shakila
Tara
Durai
Vijayan
Reddy
R R. N. Sudarshan
Reddy
R R. N. K. Prasad
Reddy
R R. N. Jayagopal
Rathnavelu Naicker, Velu's Father
Kitty
Police commissioner
A. R. Srinivasan
Chandrakant Kohli
Goga Kapoor
Minister of Law & Public Affairs
Prathapa Chandran
B Babitha
Neela
Saranya Ponvannan
Self (Special appearance in the song "Nila Adhu Vanathumele")
K Kuyili
Young Shakthivel
A Aditya V. Modi
Charumati
Karthika
Iyer
Delhi Ganesh
Ajit Kelkar
Tinnu Anand
Surya
Nizhalgal Ravi
Assistant Commissioner Patil
Nassar
Inspector Kelkar
P Pradeep Shakti
Hussain Bhai
M M. V. Vasudeva Rao

Crew

Director
Mani Ratnam
Writer
Mani Ratnam
Dialogue
B Balakumaran
Editor
B. Lenin
Editor
V V. T. Vijayan
Producer
M Muktha Srinivasan
Producer
M Muktha Ramasami
Producer
G G. Venkateswaran
Director of Photography
P. C. Sreeram
Original Music Composer
Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist
P Pulamaipithan
Lyricist
Ilaiyaraaja
Art Direction
T Thotta Tharani
Playback Singer
Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer
Kamal Haasan
Playback Singer
Mano
Playback Singer
P. Susheela
Playback Singer
K. S. Chithra
Playback Singer
T. L. Maharajan
Playback Singer
J Jamuna Rani
Playback Singer
M M. S. Rajeswari