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Mani Ratnam's Nayakan released

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Mani Ratnam's Nayakan, with Kamal Haasan in the title role, reached cinemas and was later named by Time as one of the greatest films of all time.

Released on 21 October 1987, Nayakan is a Tamil crime drama made by Mani Ratnam, with Kamal Haasan playing the lead. Its story traces a Tamil migrant who rises to become a Bombay gangster, drawing loosely on the life of Varadarajan Mudaliar. The soundtrack was by Ilaiyaraaja. India sent the film as its official entry to the Academy Awards that year, and Time magazine afterwards placed it on its list of the 100 greatest films of all time.

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