Naayak
నాయక్
“The Leader”
Synopsis
A young man and his lookalike team up to fight injustice and settle their personal scores with the evildoers.
Top Cast
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Ram Charan
Charan 'Cherry' / Siddharth Naayak
Kajal Aggarwal
Madhu
Amala Paul
Nandini
Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat
Minister Rawat
Brahmanandam
Jilebi
Rahul Dev
Gandipeta Babji
Jayaprakash Reddy
Babji's Paternal Uncle
Ashish Vidhyarthi
CBI Officer
Posani Krishna Murali
Dev Gill
Rawat's Second Brother
Surekha Vani
Siddharth's sister
Rajeev Kanakala
Siddharth's brother-in-law
M. S. Narayana
drunkard CBI officer
Raghu Babu
Babji's henchman
Anandhi
Raghu Babu's sister
Ajaz Khan
Taxi Seth, Rawat's first brother
Vineet Kumar
Dassu, a mafia don in Hyderabad
Venu Madhav
Venu
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$5.4M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$8.6M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
1.59x
+$3.2M net gain
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- V. V. Vinayak
- Screenplay & Story
- Siva Akula
- Original Score
- S. Thaman
- Original Title
- నాయక్
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Production Budget
- $5.4M
- Worldwide Gross
- $8.6M
- Production Studios
- Universal Media, DVV Entertainment
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
V. V. Vinayak
Siva Akula
S. Thaman
Gautham Raju
S. Radha Krishna, DVV Danayya
Department Leadership Roster
S. Radha Krishna
Producer
Siva Akula
Screenplay
V. V. Vinayak
Director
Gautham Raju
Editor
DVV Danayya
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Restricted to Adults (18+).
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Frequently Asked Questions About Naayak
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Naayak about?
A young man and his lookalike team up to fight injustice and settle their personal scores with the evildoers.
Who directed Naayak?
Naayak was directed by V. V. Vinayak.
Who stars in Naayak?
The principal cast of Naayak includes Ram Charan, Kajal Aggarwal, Amala Paul, Pradeep Ram Singh Rawat, Brahmanandam.
When was Naayak released and how long is it?
Naayak was released in 2013 with a total runtime of 2h 40m.
What was the box office and production budget of Naayak?
Naayak had a reported production budget of $5.4M and grossed $8.6M at the worldwide box office (1.59 return on budget, classified as a budget recovered).
Who composed the musical score for Naayak?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Naayak was composed by S. Thaman.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Naayak?
Naayak holds official age classifications: IN: A (Restricted to Adults (18+).).