Prime VideoNayakan (1987)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.3
Overview
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
While the film critiques systemic injustice and state failure, themes often associated with the left, its championed solution involves an individual strongman establishing a parallel, violent order, which avoids explicitly promoting either progressive or conservative political ideologies, thus maintaining a neutral stance.
The film features a cast authentic to its Indian setting and story, focusing on a specific community without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative explores the complexities of a male protagonist and his community's struggles, without critically portraying traditional identities such as male or heterosexual roles.
Secondary
The film "Nayakan" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative, which primarily focuses on the rise and fall of a crime boss. Consequently, it has no impact on LGBTQ+ representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Nayakan is an original story inspired by a real-life male figure and another film. Its characters are new creations for this movie, not gender-swapped versions of established characters from prior canon or history.
Nayakan is an Indian film loosely based on a real Indian historical figure. The characters are portrayed by actors of the same racial and ethnic background as the source material and setting, with no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.7
7.9
Critic Ratings
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