Nayanar may refer to:
Nayanars, Shaivite saints from Tamil Nadu, India Nayanar (Nair subcaste), an honorific title used by certain clans of Nair caste from the north Malabar region of Kerala, India E. K. Nayanar (1919–2004), Indian political leader, chief minister of Kerala
See also Nainar (disambiguation) Nayan (disambiguation) Naina (disambiguation) Nayana (film), a 2014 Indian film