''Naayattu'' () is a 1980 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by

Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, film director, director, film producer, producer and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he w ...

and produced by Hemnag Productions. It is a remake of the 1973

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film '' Zanjeer''. The film stars

Jayan Krishnan Madhavan Nair (25 July 1939 – 16 November 1980), better known by his stage name Jayan, born as the son of Madhavan Pillai (Kerala title), Pillai and Bharathiyamma in Kollam district, Kollam, was an Indian actor, Officer (armed forc ...

in the lead role with

Prem Nazir Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 6 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading man, leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the hist ...

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and

Adoor Bhasi K. Bhaskaran Nair (1 March 1929 – 29 March 1990), professionally credited by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian actor and film director. He was mostly cast as a sidekick to protagonists, particularly Prem Nazir. His comedic roles were w ...

in supporting roles. The music was composed by Shyam, while cinematography was handled by C. Ramachandra Menon. The film revolves around a tough and honest police officer who clashes with a crime boss who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be his parents' murderer. This was Jayan's 100th film. This film was a major commercial success and was one of the highest grossing films of 1980. The film completed a 50 day run. This is the only film in which Prem Nazir played a supporting role at his superstardom under Jayan in the lead. In other films Prem Nazir and Jayan are co-actors.

Cast

as Kerala Police Sub Inspector Vijayan *

as Rowdy Abdulla *

as Joseph *

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as Janaki *

Zarina Wahab Zarina Wahab is an Indian actress who predominantly worked in Hindi and Malayalam films. Known for critically acclaimed roles in ''Chitchor'' and '' Gopal Krishna'' in Hindi and Malayalam cinema with films like '' Madanolsavam'', '' Chamaram' ...

Jayamalini Jayamalini (or Jaya Malini) is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies. Personal life She married Parthiban, a police inspector on 19 July 1994 and settled in Chennai with her only s ...

KPAC Sunny K. P. A. C. Sunny (18 April 1934 – 18 April 2006) was an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. He acted in more than 400 Malayalam films. He occupied the movie industry for four decades. Background Sunny was born as Sunny D'Cruz in Chavara, then ...

* N. Govindankutty *

Lalu Alex Lalu Alex is an Indian film actor who works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning four decades, Lalu Alex has acted in over 250 films and is known for his character roles, comic roles and antagonistic roles in the Malayalam film in ...

as Peter *

K. P. A. C. Azeez Azeez (27 November 1934 – 16 July 2003) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 100 films. He came into the movie industry as a villain, and later, he started doing character roles, such as police officer, jailer, and mi ...

Poojappura Ravi Raveendran Nair (28 October 1936 – 18 June 2023), known by his stage name Poojappura Ravi, was an Indian actor who primarily performed comedy roles in Malayalam films. Career Poojappura Ravi was a stage actor and was a part of the drama ...

* T.R Radhakrishnan *

Philomina Philomina (1926 – 2 January 2006) was an Indian actress, who worked in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. She acted in more than 750 films in her career. She played mostly character and comedy roles, besides that of mother and gra ...

* Lissi * Sumagali * Pushpa *

Vallathol Unnikrishnan Vallathol Unnikrishnan is an Indian actor in Malayalam movies. He was equally good at handling comedy roles and character roles. He mainly acted in Malayalam and Tamil films during the 1970s and 1980s. He was also a theater artist. Partial fil ...

as Prabhakaran

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Shyam Shyam is a name of Krishna and an Indian masculine given name and surname. Notable people with this name include: ;Shyam *Shyam (actor) (1920–1951), Indian Hindi film actor *Shyam (composer) (born 1937), an Indian music composer from Kerala *Shya ...

and the lyrics were written by

Box office

The film was commercial success.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0317938, Naayattu 1980 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Sreekumaran Thampi Malayalam remakes of Hindi films Fictional portrayals of the Kerala Police