India / Oct 21, 1987 / A
Are you a good man or a bad man?
2h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nizhalgal Ravi | Surya |
| Nassar | Assistant Commissioner Patil |
| Tara | Shakila |
| Babitha | |
| Kuyili | Self (Special appearance in the song "Nila Adhu Vanathumele") |
| R. N. Sudarshan | Reddy |
| A. R. Srinivasan | Police commissioner |
| R. N. K. Prasad | Reddy |
| R. N. Jayagopal | Reddy |
| Goga Kapoor | Chandrakant Kohli |
| Pradeep Shakti | Inspector Kelkar |
| Kitty | Rathnavelu Naicker, Velu's Father |
| Tinnu Anand | Ajit Kelkar |
| Prathapa Chandran | Minister of Law & Public Affairs |
| Aditya V. Modi | Young Shakthivel |
Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | நாயகன் |
| Original language | தமிழ் (TA) |
| Spoken languages | हिन्दी, తెలుగు, தமிழ், English |
| Production countries | India |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sujatha Films, Muktha Films |
| Release date | 21 ottobre 1987 |
| Production | G. Venkateswaran, Muktha Ramasami, Muktha Srinivasan |
| Writer | Mani Ratnam, Pulamaipithan, Ilaiyaraaja, Balakumaran |
| Editing | V. T. Vijayan, B. Lenin |
| Cinematography | P. C. Sreeram, Murali-Suresh |
| Assistant directors | Mani Ratnam |
| Camera operators | P. C. Sreeram, Murali-Suresh |
| Additional photography | P. C. Sreeram, Murali-Suresh |
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| Production design | Thotta Tharani |
| Art direction | Thotta Tharani |
| Set decoration | Thotta Tharani |
| Stunts | Super Subbarayan |
| Music | Ilaiyaraaja, Jamuna Rani, Kamal Haasan, P. Susheela, Mano, T. L. Maharajan, M. S. Rajeswari, K. S. Chithra |
| Sound | Jamuna Rani, Ilaiyaraaja, Kamal Haasan, P. Susheela, Mano, T. L. Maharajan, M. S. Rajeswari, K. S. Chithra |
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