Nayagan (1987) – Part 1/10 — Subs incl.

Nayagan (English: Leader) is a 1987 Tamil film, written and directed by Mani Ratnam. Upon release, the movie got rave reviews across India. Kamal Hassan’s performance in this film earned him a Best Actor award. Maniratnam earned accolades from all over India and became popular overnight. The film also earned National Award for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. Nayagan is based on the real-life Bombay underworld don Varada or Varadarajan Mudaliar, and sympathetically depicts the struggle of South Indians living in Bombay (now Mumbai). The lead character is played by Kamal Haasan, and the film also stars Saranya, Karthika, Nassar, Delhi Ganesh and Janagaraj. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was nominated by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 1987. In 2005, Time Magazine included Nayagan in its “All-Time 100 Best Films” list. The film was remade in Hindi as Dayavan in 1988, with Vinod Khanna playing the part of Saktivelu and with Feroz Khan and Madhuri Dixit playing the roles of Selvam and Neela. A dubbed version of the film was released as Velu Nayakan in 1999. Links Nayagan @ Wiki — goo.gl Nayakan @ IMDb — goo.gl Nayakan @ Rotten Tomatoes — goo.gl My Blog – minglemangles.blogspot.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5