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Nayakan (Tamil)
(145 min; 1987; dvd; English subtitles)

Written and directed by Mani Ratnam

The film will be introduced by Baradwaj Rangan

Recipient of the President's Silver Medal for Best Cinematography; Best Art Direction; and Silver Lotus Award for Best Actor, National Film Awards 1988

Mani Ratnam's critically acclaimed film based on the story of the real-life Bombay underworld don Varada aka Varadarajan Mudaliar, with music composed by Ilaiyaraja