Nayak
Nayak or Nayaka stands for:
- Nayak (administrator) , the administrators of military districts and officers of some south Indian regional empires, particularly Vijayanagar
- Nayak dynasties , several South Indian dynasties that emerged from the Vijayanagar empire, especially the princely states of Madurai and Thanjavur
- Nayak: The Real Hero , Bollywood feature film by S. Shankar (2001)
- The hero , orig. "Nayak", Indian feature film by Satyajit Ray (1966)
Nayak is a family name for the following people:
- Sarat Chandra Nayak (* 1957), Indian clergyman, Bishop of Berhampur