Nayakan (2010)

Nayakan is a Malayalam crime thriller directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and written by P. S. Rafeeque. Varadanunni (Indrajith Sukumaran) is a Kathakali artist who chooses a job in Bangalore over a performance trip to Mumbai with his father, Ramankutty Ashan (Kalasala Babu). In Mumbai, Ramankutty and his daughter witness a politician being killed by Shankar Das, a magician turned underworld don, and they are murdered to keep them silent. Before he dies, Ramankutty manages to phone his confidant Nambeeshan (Jagathy Sreekumar), Varadan's mentor, who later tells Varadan what happened to his family. The cast also features Thilakan as underworld figure Vincent Karanavar, Dhanya Mary Varghese as his daughter Mariya, Lalu Alex as Commissioner Joseph Kuruvilla and Chemban Vinod Jose as DYSP Saravanan. The film was Lijo Jose Pellissery's directorial debut. Anoop Johnson Karedan produced it under Illuminato and Kaithakkatu Visual Media, with Sonu Singh as executive producer. Prashant Pillai composed the music and Manoj Paramahamsa handled the cinematography. Nayakan released in theatres in March 2010.