Nayagan

நாயகன்

Tamil · 1987 · 165 min · crime, drama

Watchable inTamil●,Telugu— one dub available

Directed by Mani Ratnam — Karthika · Kamal Haasan · Nassar · Saranya Ponvannan · Janagaraj · Janakaraj · Vijayan · M.V. Vasudeva Rao · Delhi Ganesh · Nilalgal Ravi · Nazar · Tara · Babitha · R.N. Sudharshan · A.R.S · R.N.K. Prasad · R.N. Jayagopal · Koka Kapoor · J.N. Anand

This Tamil-language crime drama traces the life of Velu, a boy who flees to Bombay after tragedy strikes his family in Tamil Nadu and is taken in by a smuggler in the city's slums. As he grows into adulthood, Velu rises through the ranks of the underworld, building power, protecting the local community, and forming a family, even as violence and loss repeatedly shadow his personal life. The story follows his transformation from a vulnerable outsider into a formidable and feared figure in Bombay's criminal landscape.

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IMDb 8.6 · 27,667 votes