Nayakan (2010 film)

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Nayakan
Promotional film poster
Directed by	Lijo Jose Pellissery
Written by	P. S. Rafeeq
Produced by	Anoop Johnson Karedan Sonu Singh (executive producer)
Starring	Indrajith Jagathy Sreekumar Siddhique Thilakan
Narrated by	Indrajith
Cinematography	Manoj Paramahamsa
Edited by	Manoj
Music by	Prashant Pillai
Production companies	Illuminato Kaithakkatu Visual Media
Release date	19 March 2010 (2010-03-19)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	7 crores
Box office	13 crores

Nayakan 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.

Plot

V. Together they decide to take revenge against JS and with clever tactics they trap JS by the end of the movie and kill him.

Cast

• Indrajith as Varadanunni
• Siddique as Shankar Das alias J.S. / Ram Das
• Thilakan as Vincent Karanavar
• Dhanya Mary Varghese as Mariya,Vincent Karanavar's daughter
• Jagathy Sreekumar as Nambeeshan
• Vijayaraghavan as Thomas
• Lalu Alex
• Sreejith Ravi
• Anil Murali
• Kalashala Babu as Ramankutty Aashan

Crew

• Lyrics: Sachidanandan Puzhamkara
• Music: Prashant pillai
• Finance Controllers: Mejo Kodakara & Nirmal Bose
• Stills: Kaanchan
• Costume design: Sunil Rahman
• Make-up: Rajiv Angamaly & Suresh Purathoor (Indrajith Sukumaran)
• Production executive: S. Murugan
• Lab: Gemini Colour Lab
• Sound Recording: Vismaya Max
• Sound Engineer: Ajith
• Art Director: Salu K. George
• Sound Design: Renganaath Ravee
• Associate director: Nitheesh Shakti
• Production controller: Anil Mathew
• Editor: Manoj
• Cinematography: Manoj Paramahamsa
• Story, Screenplay, dialogues: P. S. Rafeeq
• Executive producer: Sonu Singh
• Producer: Anoop Johnson Karedan
• Director: Lijo Jose Pellissery

Reviews

The film mostly received positive reviews from critics. Veeyen of Nowrunning.com rated the film and wrote: "Nayakan is an exceptionally polished film, a strange combine of a creepy drama and a jet-black thriller that gradually builds to an almost chimerical climax." The reviewer was all praise for the technical parts of the film. He writes: "The non-intrusive background score and a remarkable musical score by Prashant Pillai that gels adeptly with the murky mood of the film gets under your skin as much as the film does. Manoj Paramahamsa's camera is nothing short of savage, and probes into every nook and corner when it's not lurking around unnoticed." The critic appreciates the direction writing: "'Nayakan' would have ended up as another routine study on the spirit of retribution, had it not had an enterprising director at its helm. Lijo makes an imposing debut with the film that prickles our senses with plenty of smart moments." Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com wrote: "There are films that pleasantly surprise you in times when originality goes for a toss. One such film is Nayakan, a Malayalam film that not only grabs your attention by its originality of premise or treatment, but by its sincerity as well." A critic from Sify.com commented: "There have been not many films in Malayalam during recent times that make such an impact in the viewer's mind as debutant director Lijo Jose Pellissery's Nayakan." Oneindia.in's reviewer said: "Nayakan is an extra ordinary one with a new impact on the audience."

External links

• Nayakan at IMDb