One of the milestone movies of Tamil cinema, Nayagan has more than just stunt scenes to be reminisced. However the scene where Kamal brutally kills the police inspector with a shovel stands out. Fans – and the censor board obviously – connected emotionally to the scene so well that it was received with open arms. Lashed by the police inspector earlier, Kamal vents out his revenge both for that and for the inspector’s killing of his foster father.