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- Inspired by the real-life story of Mumbai underworld don Varadarajan Mudaliar, *Nayakan* is not just a gangster film—it's a profound exploration of power, morality, and the human condition, set against the socio-political backdrop of the Tamil community in Bombay.
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Nayakan is loosely based on the life of the Bombay underworld don Varadarajan Mudaliar and the American film The Godfather (1972). Ratnam was initially approached to remake the Hindi film Pagla Kahin Ka (1970) for Srinivasan and Haasan, but refused.
Jun 2, 2020 · A fanboy filmmaker who saw Nayakan before The Godfather writes about the sprawling masterpiece, director Mani Ratnam's realistic flourishes that plunges you into a dark world and Haasan's electrifying performance.
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Oct 22, 2022 · Nayakan was a Deepavali release in 1987 (October 21). The Kamal Haasan-starrer elevated Mani Ratnam's stature, as a filmmaker. A still from Nayakan. S Subhakeerthana. Last Updated: 08.35 PM, Oct 22, 2022. When Pa Ranjith's 2018 film Kaala came out, it was compared to Mani Ratnam's Nayakan (1987).
Aug 3, 2022 · As Mani Ratnam’s ‘Nayakan’ celebrates 35 years, architect Nandan Balsavar, who experienced the film sets at Venus Studio in Madras in 1987, decodes some of its tacit meanings
Nov 3, 2017 · An. India Today review of the Bollywood remake Dayavan (1988) referred to lead actor Kamalhaasan’s performance, in the Tamil original, as “mindblowing”. Director Feroz Khan hailed Nayakan as an...
Jul 27, 2020 · The opening of the film was a story of a boy who perhaps was the same age as me then, but whose life was beset with a life-threatening situation!
Jan 1, 2023 · The Muktha Sreenivasan-produced film was loosely based on The Godfather (1972) and Once Upon A Time in America (1984). The story of real-life Bombay don Varadarajan Mudaliar became Ratnam's ...
