Nayakan

Year: 1987

Runtime: 156 mins

Language: Tamil

Director: Mani Ratnam

CrimeDramaHumanity and the world around usCrime drugs and gangstersViolent crime and drugs

Are you a good man or a bad man? Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.

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