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Nayakan is a film of genre Action directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery with Jagathy Sreekumar
Nayakan (2010)
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Add to a movie listNayakan is a 2010 Malayalam crime film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and written by P. S. Rafeeq. It stars Indrajith, Thilakan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Dhanya Mary Varghese and Siddique.
The film revolves around a Kathakali artist, Vardanunni (Indrajith), who joins the underworld to take revenge on those who killed his family and destroyed his life.
Synopsis
Vardanunni is the son of famous Kathakali artist Ramankutty Ashan(master). Ashan's dream was to make his son also a famous Kathakali artist. But Varadanunni, having seen that his dad could not earn anything from his art, decides to go to Bangalore after he gets a job. His father insists that Varadan should come with them to Mumbai for a Kathakali performance but Varadan defies his father and goes to Bangalore to take up his new job.Actors
Jagathy Sreekumar
(Nambeeshan)
Indrajith Sukumaran
(Varadanunni)
Siddique
(Shankar Das alias J.S. / Ram Das)
Thilakan
(Vincent Karanavar/ Vincent Vadakkan)
Dhanya Mary Varghese
(Mariya)
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