Nayak (disambiguation)
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Nayak may refer to:
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- Nayak (title)Nayak (title)Nayak, Nayaka, Nayakar, Nayakkar, Naik, Naiker, Naicker, Naickan, Naiken, Nayakkan, Naidu, Nayudu or Naidoo is a common title used by various caste and ethnic groups across India. They are all derivatives of the original Sanskrit Nayaka, meaning a leader...
, a title used across India, especially South India - Keladi NayakaKeladi NayakaKeladi Nayaka Kingdom were an important ruling dynasty of post-medieval Karnataka, India. They initially started to rule as a feudatory of the Vijayanagar Empire...
, one of the royal dynasties of Karnataka - Nayak dynastyNayak dynastyNayak dynasties emerged after the downfall of Vijayanagara Empire. The Nayaks were originally military governors under the supervision of the Vijayanagara Empire. After the battle of Talikota, several of them declared independence...
, any of several South Indian dynasties - Madakari NayakaMadakari NayakaMadakari Nayaka was the last ruler of Chitradurga, India. Nayaka lost Chitradurga in a siege of Mysore by Hyder Ali, and was slain by Ali's son Tipu Sultan....
, a great warrior and ruler of Chitradurga
Places
- Nayak, Bamyan, in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
Films
- Nayak (1966 film), a 1966 Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray
- Nayak (2001 film), a 2001 Hindi film starring Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji