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What would you do if you were to become the chief minister for a day? South Indian director Shankar’s forthcoming film “Nayak The real hero” seems to have the answer to this universal fantasy.

Made under Sri Surya Banner, the film is a political thriller starring Anil Kapoor, Rani Mukherji, Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal and Sayaji Shinde.

It is the story of a dauntless TV journalist Shivaji Rao (Anil Kapoor) whose search for truth and honesty brings him to the point of changing the entire corrupt bureaucratic system of the country.

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Chauhan (Amrish Puri) is the chief minister who uses well-garnished rhetoric to justify the sorry state of affairs. One day, in the course of a live interview, Shivaji grills the CM with a barrage of tough questions. In return, the CM snaps that in politics things are easier said than done, and challenges Rao to be the CM for a day. But can one man change the entire system in a day?

Chauhan is convinced that it takes a pretty long time to understand the ramifications of politics and no man would be able to make any difference in just a day.

Undaunted by Chauhan’s bullying tactics, Rao takes the challenge head on with grit and determination and becomes the CM for a day. What follows is Shivaji’s fight against the odds.

He begins the cleaning process at the root level and fires all the corrupt public servants. With the support of people from all walks of life, he instantly solves the big problems that had been pending for years.

And, when there is just an hour left for his term to expire, he cracks down on corrupt politicians including Chauhan, gets them arrested and calls for re-elections in the state.

Consequently, Rao continues to be the legitimate CM of the state. Incredulous at Rao’s sweeping powers, Chauhan and others of his ilk plan to strike back. Now the question is will Rao emerge as the real Nayak in the face of adversities or just end up as another loser ? Will the corrupt ones have an upper hand over the honest one?

The film’s story although novel is a little too fictitious in the sense that it blatantly makes mockery of our political system without offering any plausible remedies to cleanse it. However, one plus point of the film is the mellifluous tunes by the music wizard AR Rahman. Veteran songwriter Anand Bakshi has penned the lyrics.

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