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NAACP

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), oldest U.S. civil rights organization, founded February 12, 1909 in New York City after the 1908 Springfield riot; won Brown v. Board of Education; led by Derrick Johnson.

NAACP Image Awards

NAACP Image Awards: annual awards founded in 1967 by the NAACP Beverly Hills-Hollywood Branch honoring achievements by people of color in film, television, music, literature, and podcasts, with public voting, special honors, and BET/CBS broadcasts.

Naadodigal

Naadodigal (நாடோடிகள், Vagabonds) is a 2009 Tamil action drama directed by Samuthirakani, starring Sasikumar, Vijay Vasanth, and Bharani as friends who sacrifice much to unite lovers, later remade in three languages.

Naadu (நாடு)

Naadu (நாடு) is a 2023 Indian Tamil drama film directed by M. Saravanan. It follows villagers in the Kolli Hills who try to keep a city doctor from leaving their hospital.

Naagin (नागिन) (2015 TV series)

Naagin (नागिन), an Indian Hindi supernatural TV series by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms, premiered 1 November 2015 on Colors with Mouni Roy; its 62-episode revenge story of an icchadhari naagin became Colors' number-one show and spawned a multi-season franchise.

Naajayaz (नाजायज़)

Naajayaz (नाजायज़) is a 1995 Hindi action drama directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Ajay Devgn, Juhi Chawla, and Naseeruddin Shah as a gangster who is the police hero's biological father; released 17 March 1995, 157 minutes, UA.

Naal 2 (नाळ 2)

Naal 2 (नाळ 2, Naal Bhag 2) is a 2023 Marathi drama directed by Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti, sequel to Naal (2018), following Chaitanya's reunion with his biological parents; it won the 2025 National Award for Best Children's Film.

Naalaiya Theerpu (நாளைய தீர்ப்பு)

Naalaiya Theerpu (நாளைய தீர்ப்பு, Tomorrow's Verdict) is a 1992 Tamil action drama directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, produced by Shoba Chandrasekhar, and starring Vijay in his lead-acting debut; it flopped but launched his career.

Naam (1986 film)

Naam (नाम) is a 1986 Hindi crime thriller directed by Mahesh Bhatt, written by Salim Khan, starring Sanjay Dutt, Kumar Gaurav, and Nutan, famous for Pankaj Udhas's song Chitthi Aayi Hai and as the third-highest-grossing Hindi film of 1986.

Naam (2024 film)

Naam (नाम) is a 2024 Hindi action thriller directed by Anees Bazmee, starring Ajay Devgn, Bhumika Chawla, and Sameera Reddy. Shot around 2004 and shelved, it was released 22 November 2024 and flopped, netting about ₹1.04 crore in India.

Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (TV series)

Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (நாம் இருவர் நமக்கு இருவர்), "We Two, For Us Two", is a 2018–2022 Tamil Star Vijay serial with Senthil Kumar as twins Aravind and Mayan, 1,074 episodes, distinct from the 1998 Sundar C. film.

Naam Shabana (नाम शबाना)

Naam Shabana (नाम शबाना), 2017 Hindi action thriller directed by Shivam Nair, written and produced by Neeraj Pandey; a spin-off of Baby (2015) starring Taapsee Pannu as agent Shabana Khan, released 31 March 2017, banned in Pakistan, a box office success.

Naama Barkai

Naama Barkai is an Israeli systems biologist and professor of molecular genetics at the Weizmann Institute of Science since 2009, known for the robustness principle in biological circuits.

Naama power station

Naama power station (محطة كهرباء النعامة), also called Centrale de Naâma, is a 1,163 MW gas-fired combined cycle plant at Mécheria, Naâma Province, Algeria, built by Samsung C&T for Sonelgaz.

Naamah (demon)

Naamah (Hebrew נעמה), also Nahemah, is a demoness of Jewish folklore and Kabbalah, mother of demons and mother of Ashmedai, derived from the biblical sister of Tubal-Cain in Genesis 4:22, distinct from Solomon's Ammonite wife Naamah.

NAAMES

NAAMES, the North Atlantic Aerosols and Marine Ecosystems Study, was a NASA field campaign studying how Atlantic plankton affect aerosols and clouds from 2015 to 2018.

Naamkarann (नामकरण)

Naamkarann (नामकरण), also known as Namkaran, is an Indian drama series that aired on Star Plus from 2016 to 2018, following Avni Ayesha's fight for identity.

Naan (نان)

Naan (نان, nān) is the Persian word for bread and Iran's staple flat breads: taftoon, lavash, sangak, and barbari, baked in tanur ovens, supplying about 70% of daily calories.

Naan (நான்) (2012 film)

Naan (நான், "I") is a 2012 Tamil crime thriller directed by Jeeva Shankar, starring composer Vijay Antony in his acting debut as Karthik, an ex-convict who assumes a dead student's identity; released 15 August 2012, remade as Amanush 2 and Asthitva.

Naan Kadavul (நான் கடவுல்)

Naan Kadavul (நான் கடவுள், "I Am God") is Bala's 2009 Tamil drama starring Arya as the Aghori Rudran and Pooja Umashankar as the blind beggar Hamsavalli, adapted from Jeyamohan's novel Ezham Ulagam, with music by Ilaiyaraaja; it won the National Film Award for Best Direction.

Naan Mahaan Alla (நான் மகான் அல்லா) (2010 film)

Naan Mahaan Alla (நான் மகான் அல்லா), a 2010 Tamil action drama directed by Suseenthiran, stars Karthi as a young man in Chennai who hunts his father's killers.

Naan Sigappu Manithan (நான் சிகப்பு மனிதன்) (2014 film)

Naan Sigappu Manithan (நான் சிகப்பு மனிதன்) is a 2014 Tamil revenge thriller directed by Thiru, starring Vishal as a narcoleptic man avenging his partner's assault; not a remake of Rajinikanth's 1985 film of the same title.

Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang

Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is a Ghanaian politician and academic serving as Vice President of Ghana. A member of the National Democratic Congress, she previously served as Minister for Education from 2013 to 2017.

Naane Varuvean (நானே வருவேன்)

Naane Varuvean (நானே வருவேன்), aka Naane Varuven, is a 2022 Tamil psychological action thriller directed by Selvaraghavan, starring Dhanush in a dual role as twins Prabhu and Kathir; released 29 September 2022, Telugu version Nene Vasthunna.

Naani

Naani (నాని) is a 2004 Telugu fantasy comedy directed by S. J. Suryah, starring Mahesh Babu and Ameesha Patel, with A. R. Rahman music; loosely based on Big (1988), it flopped with critics.

Naanum Rowdy Dhaan

Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (நானும் ரௌடிதான்) is a 2015 Tamil romantic action comedy directed by Vignesh Shivan, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara, produced by Dhanush's Wunderbar Films, with Anirudh music; released 21 October 2015 and a commercial success.

Naas

Naas, also known as Nás na Ríogh, is the county town of County Kildare, Ireland, about 30 km from Dublin and home to Kildare County Council. It recorded 23,127 residents in 2022.

Naat

Naat (نعت) is poetry, and by extension devotional writing, in praise of the Prophet Muhammad; the Arabic word literally means the description of a person's qualities or praise.

Naatse-elit Dorsa

Naatse-elit Dorsa (Naatse elit Dorsa) is a 950-km dorsum, or ridge system, on Venus at 66 S, 249 E, named for the Navajo rainbow goddess and adopted by the IAU in 1997.

Naatu Naatu (నాటు నాటు)

Naatu Naatu (నాటు నాటు) is the Telugu song from S. S. Rajamouli's 2022 film RRR, composed by M. M. Keeravaani with lyrics by Chandrabose; the first Indian film song to win the Oscar for Best Original Song (2023) and the Golden Globe.