Nayak: The Real Hero

Shankar Shanmugham

Anurag Kashyap
Shankar Shanmugham

[Cast Group]
Actor: Anil Kapoor | Character: Shivaji Rao
Actor: Rani Mukerji | Character: Manjari
Actor: Amrish Puri | Character: Balraj Chauhan (Chief Minister)
Actor: Paresh Rawal | Character: Bansal
Actor: Johny Lever | Character: Topi
Actor: Pooja Batra | Character: Laila
Actor: Raja Krishnamoorthy | Character: Shivaji's Father
Actor: Neena Kulkarni | Character: Shivaji's Mother
Actor: Shivaji Satam | Character: Manjari's Father
Actor: Saurabh Shukla | Character: Pandurang
Actor: Anupam Shyam | Character: Balraj Chauhan's supporter
Actor: Laxmi Ratan | Character: QTV Channel boss
Actor: Mahinder Shera | Character: Sikh Tukaram
Actor: Sanjeev Siddharth | Character: Actor
Actor: Indal Singh | Character: Bus Driver who tries to commit suicide
Actor: Mukesh Trivedi | Character: Actor
Actor: Sudhir Waghmare | Character: Actor
Actor: Sushmita Sen | Character: Special appearance
Actor: Mukesh Ahuja | Character: Actor
Actor: Babu Antony | Character: Sniper
Actor: Rana Jung Bahadur | Character: Balraj Chauhan's supporter
Actor: Neha Bam | Character: Mrs. Balraj Chauhan
Actor: Ravindra Berde | Character: Balraj Chauhan's party supporter
Actor: Ameya Hunaswadkar | Character: Actor
Actor: Ekta Jain | Character: Q TV Staff
Actor: Chandramani Jangde | Character: Actor
Actor: Kanal Kannan | Character: Auto driver
Actor: Ajit Kelkar | Character: Actor
Actor: Khyaati Khandke Keswani | Character: Girls who calls Shivaji to complain about molestation in college campus
Actor: Razak Khan | Character: Actor
Actor: Hemant Mishra | Character: Actor
Actor: Omakuchi Narasimhan | Character: Veeru Pandya (Borepati contestant)
Actor: Bachan Pachehra | Character: Actor
Actor: Janardhan Parab | Character: Villager who offers grains to Shivaji
Actor: Anup J. Patel | Character: Traffic Sergeant
Actor: Ponnambalam | Character: Ranga
Actor: Raj Acharya | Character: Man on scooter

[Directors Group]
Name: Shankar Shanmugham | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Anurag Kashyap | Role: Writer
Name: Shankar Shanmugham | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: A. Raghuram | Role: Producer
Name: A.M. Rathnam | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: A.R. Rahman | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: K.V. Anand | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: B. Lenin | Role: Editor
Name: V.T. Vijayan | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Sultan Shaikh | Role: Casting Director

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Thota Tharani | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Madhav Agasti | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Deepak Chauhan | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Govind Mehta | Role: Makeup Department
Name: K.M. Sarathkumar | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Bhavna Shah | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Devanand Nair | Role: Production Manager
Name: Aqeel Qureshi | Role: Production Manager
Name: R. Udhayakumar | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: GK Aanantha Varshan | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Raj Acharya | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: K. Bala Chery | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Mohmmad Yunus Ismail | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: K.R. Mathivanan | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Chintu B. Mohapatra | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: G. Anantha Narayan | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Vijaykumar Raichura | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Muthu Uadagu | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Ajith Abraham George | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sadagopan Ramesh | Role: Sound Department
Name: G. Sasi Kumar | Role: Sound Department
Name: C. Sethu | Role: Sound Department
Name: H. Sridhar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jayant Vajpayee | Role: Sound Department
Name: G.B. Venkatesh | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Abhishek Guha | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Zameer Hussain | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Vee Jay | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Ramesh Karthikeyan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Thirumurugan Krishnan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alagarsamy Mayan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: P. Mohan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Caarthick Raju | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Stalin Saravanan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kalai Selvan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Andrew Shibi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Narasimhan Srinivasan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mohinder Subramaniam | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Angel Tagudin II | Role: Visual Effects
Name: S.T. Venky | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Shyamsundar Kalani | Role: Stunts
Name: Kanal Kannan | Role: Stunts
Name: Madina Sayed | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Babu | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chelladurai | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: P. Chelladurai | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard M. Nathan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kamlesh Pal | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Soundar Rajan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ramesh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sivakumar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: B.K. Sivan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Ganesh Kumar | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Abhijeet | Role: Music Department
Name: Anand Bakshi | Role: Music Department
Name: Sanjeevni Bhelende | Role: Music Department
Name: Sunidhi Chauhan | Role: Music Department
Name: Vasundhara Das | Role: Music Department
Name: Hans Raj Hans | Role: Music Department
Name: Hariharan | Role: Music Department
Name: Kavita Krishnamurthy | Role: Music Department
Name: Shankar Mahadevan | Role: Music Department
Name: Pravin Mani | Role: Music Department
Name: Udit Narayan | Role: Music Department
Name: Alka Yagnik | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Vikram Gokhale | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Satish Kaushik | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ahmed Khan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sanaullah Khan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ashok Kondke | Role: Additional Crew
Name: B.H. Tharun Kumar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Himanshu Nanda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rahul Nanda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Manoj Pandey | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Raju Sundaram | Role: Additional Crew

Nayak - The Real Hero | Anil Kapoor | Rani Mukerji | Amrish Puri | Trailer | Type: Film Short | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3607610393/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3607610393/1434659529640-260ouz-1681211612509.mp4?Expires=1788268764&Signature=q7tyxmyLkuRwVzyyW6eypQhqxMuYNW~xC-rrYotgJG8VEp1eBGQHBgHwxDo1H4WjFqAfnTFb79oqcqjgYcAGW3gHk~UOUd6gx8BMYPpCIWuRNegW1nq5vqTErVqP5SBPzGfC8bznofQC9QJoyoYZNPjgXNHfTIXtPN~n8BYovGYydduu1lrLePWVGrw1WBXn233rgFzCwBLat~OBDKrF9CvmhB0mzNzOoUD9LWM8ESanXJIEXifPZXIjTK6yB1e2Izm9oOyS~Fv6ZCXKXsIVtjq60KmmHGvi~pcBC4-FiMscCTbcaptyiSVOO0WlCFnbn1NQBHXv98D-fO5YKn~tLg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

India: September 7, 2001
Kuwait: October 3, 2001
Japan: October 24, 2008 (Indian Film Festival)

Nominee | 2002 | Screen Awards, IN | Technical Award | Best Special Effects | S.T. Venky, Nayak: The Real Hero
Nominee | 2002 | Screen Awards, IN | Technical Award | Best Action | Kanal Kannan, Nayak: The Real Hero
Nominee | 2002 | Bollywood Awards | Bollywood Movie Award | Best Sensational Role - Female | Rani Mukerji, Nayak: The Real Hero
Nominee | 2002 | Bollywood Awards | Bollywood Movie Award | Critics Award for Best Actor | Anil Kapoor, Nayak: The Real Hero

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