Naayak

Naayak
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	V. V. Vinayak
Screenplay by	V. V. Vinayak
Dialogues by	Siva Akula
Story by	Siva Akula
Produced by	D. V. V. Danayya S. Radha Krishna (presenter)
Starring	Ram Charan Kajal Aggarwal Amala Paul
Cinematography	Chota K. Naidu
Edited by	Gautham Raju
Music by	S. Thaman
Production company	Universal Media
Release date	January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09) (India)
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹35 crore[1]
Box office	est. ₹65 crore[1]

Naayak (transl. Leader) is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film^[2] directed by V. V. Vinayak who co-wrote the film with Akula Siva. The film was produced by DVV Danayya and presented by S. Radha Krishna under the banner Universal Media. The film stars Ram Charan, Kajal Aggarwal, and Amala Paul in the lead roles. S. Thaman composed the film's score and soundtrack. Chota K. Naidu was the cinematographer and Gautham Raju was the film's editor.

Production began on 9 November 2011 and principal photography began on 7 February 2012. The film was extensively shot in Hyderabad and Kolkata, while a couple of the songs were shot in Dubai, Iceland, and Slovenia, making Naayak the first Indian film to be shot in Slovenia. Filming ended on 29 December 2012.

Naayak was released on 9 January 2013 on 1589 screens worldwide, during the season of the Makara Sankranti, where it received generally positive reviews from critics and emerged as the fifth highest-grossing Telugu film of 2013.