Nayakan is a 1985 Malayalam-language film written by Dr. Balakrishnan and directed by Balu Kiriyath. Nayakan was produced under the production house Riyas Films. Nayakan features Viji, Sankaradi, Captain Raju and Mohanlal Nair. The screenplay is written by Dr. Balakrishnan. The music was composed by A. T. Ummer. Cinematography was done by Ashok Chowdhary and editing by G. Venkittaraman. It was released on 12th March 1985. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Riyas Films.