Nayakudu (1987)

 ●  Telugu ● 2 hrs 35 mins

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Inspired from the true life story of the Bombay gangster Varadarajan Mudaliar, this epic saga plots the complex events in the life of a young boy that transforms him into a ruthless mafia don. When the impulsive young boy is witness to his father, a trade union activist, being brutally murdered by the police in Tuticorin, he runs away to Bombay and becomes Velu Naicker, the ruthless Godfather with a Robin Hood streak in the Dharavi slums. Velu becomes Bombay’s minority Tamil population’s ‘Nayakan’ (hero/star/leader) and saviour. His daughter Charu (Karthika) walks out of the crime and violence ridden life, and marries the assistant chief of police. Will law enforcement capture Velu and punish him for his criminal activities? Will the millions of South Indians who benefit from his benevolent rule succeed in protecting their "Nayakan"?
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Cast: Kamal Haasan, Saranya Ponvannan

Crew: Mani Ratnam (Director), PC Sreeram (Director of Photography), Ilaiyaraaja (Music Director)

Rating: A (India)

Genres: Crime, Drama

Release Dates: 04 Nov 1987 (India)

Telugu Name: నాయకుడు

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Did you know? This film was India's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars in 1987, and was rated as one of the best 100 films of all time by Time Magazine in 2005. Read More
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Telugu
Spoken Languages:
English, Hindi, Tamil
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Tracklist
Music Label: Aditya Music
04:59

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Vennelakanti
Playback Singer: S Janaki, SP Balasubramaniam
04:33

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Vennelakanti
Playback Singer: P Susheela, SP Balasubramaniam
04:44

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Vennelakanti
Playback Singer: MS Rajeswari, K Jamuna Rani
01:33

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Vennelakanti
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam
04:41

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Vennelakanti
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam, P Susheela
01:32

Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist: Vennelakanti
Playback Singer: SP Balasubramaniam
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed from: Nayakan (Tamil)
Spoofs: Dumm Dumm Dumm (Tamil)
Trivia:
This film is loosely based on the real-life Bombay underworld don Varadarajan Mudaliar, who was of Tamil origin.

This movie marked the debut of actress Saranya Ponvannan.

This is legendary music director Ilayaraja's 400th film.

This film was India's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars in 1987, and was rated as one of the best 100 films of all time by Time Magazine in 2005.