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Nayagan (1987) (a.k.a. Nayakan) is a Tamil feature film written
and directed by Mani Ratnam. Nayagan means ‘The Hero’ or ‘The
Leader’ in Tamil.Nayagan has been called “The Godfather” of Tamil
cinema, as it portrays the life of an underworld don in Bombay (now
Mumbai). While the film draws inspiration from “The Godfather
trilogy”, it is well adapted to an Indian scenario. The story is
based on the life of a real underworld don called “Varada” or
Varadarajan Mudaliar. The film sympathetically depicts the struggle
of South Indians living in North Indian-dominated Mumbai. The don
is played by the actor Kamal Haasan. The cast also includes
Saranya, Karhtika, Nasser, Delhi Ganesh and Janagaraj. The film
music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, a well-known music director for
Tamil films. The film also went on to win an Indian National Award
for Kamal Haasan for his brilliant performance. Nayagan was
nominated by India as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
for the Academy Awards in 1987.
Nayagan stood the second place in the Time Magazine “All-time 100
Best Films” issued in 2005
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