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Nayakan

Sakthivel, son of a union leader, stabs a policeman who killed his father and runs away to Mumbai slum. When he grows up, he kills an inspector, Kelkar who tortures the people. Thus he becomes the protector and Mumbai mafia don. He marries a prostitute, Neela and they get two children. In the end, he is arrested and acquitted but is shot dead by Ajit, son of Kelkar.

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Cast & Crew See All

Kamal Haasan
Velu Naicker (Sakthivelu)
Saranya Ponvannan
Neela
Delhi Ganesh
Iyer

Awards

  • 1988 - Silver Lotus Award - Best Actor - winner
  • 1988 - President's Silver Medal - Best Cinematography - winner
  • 1987 - Cinema Express Award - Tamil Film Industry - Best Actor - winner
  • 1987 - Cinema Express Award - Tamil Film Industry - Best Film - winner

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