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Nayakan
“Are you a good man or a bad man?”
78%
Movie
2h 36m
AI Analysis
Nayakan (1987) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Nayakan (1987) — a movie tagged as Drama and Crime with epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster. Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~156 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Nayakan 78% (90 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Nayakan is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
78%
from 90 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1987-10-21
- Runtime
- 2h 36m
- TMDB rating
- 7.8
- TMDB ID
- 29971
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What is Nayakan about?
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Is there an AI analysis for Nayakan?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Nayakan?
The official runtime for Nayakan is approximately 156 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Kamal Haasan
Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker

Saranya Ponvannan
Neela

Karthika
Charumati

Janagaraj
Selvam

Vijayan
Durai
- M
M. V. Vasudeva Rao
Hussain Bhai

Delhi Ganesh
Iyer

Nizhalgal Ravi
Surya

Nassar
Assistant Commissioner Patil

Tara
Shakila
- B
Babitha
- K
Kuyili
Self (Special appearance in the song "Nila Adhu Vanathumele")

R. N. Sudarshan
Reddy

A. R. Srinivasan
Police commissioner
- R
R. N. K. Prasad
Reddy
- R
R. N. Jayagopal
Reddy

Goga Kapoor
Chandrakant Kohli
- P
Pradeep Shakti
Inspector Kelkar
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