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Nayakan

film by Ratnam [1987]
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Nayakan is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Mani Ratnam. Often considered his greatest film, it is based on the life of Mumbai underworld don Varadarajan Mudaliar. The film was a skillful reworking of Francis Ford Coppola's Hollywood masterpiece The Godfather.12

Nayakan starred legendary actor Kamal Haasan and was India's official entry for best foreign language film at the 60th Academy Awards. In 2005, Time magazine included Nayakan in its list of the 100 greatest movies of all time. Mani Ratnam is known for his experimental style in imagery, color, lighting, camera movement, and editing.21

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