Cast
Kamal Haasan
Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker
Saranya Ponvannan
Neela
Karthika
Charumati
Janagaraj
Selvam
Vijayan
Durai
M. V. Vasudeva Rao
Hussain Bhai
Delhi Ganesh
Iyer
Nizhalgal Ravi
Surya
Nassar
Assistant Commissioner Patil
Tara
Shakila
Babitha
Kuyili
Self (Special appearance in the song "Nila Adhu Vanathumele")
R. N. Sudarshan
Reddy
A. R. Srinivasan
Police commissioner
R. N. K. Prasad
Reddy
R. N. Jayagopal
Reddy
Goga Kapoor
Chandrakant Kohli
Pradeep Shakti
Inspector Kelkar
Kitty
Rathnavelu Naicker, Velu's Father
Tinnu Anand
Ajit Kelkar
Prathapa Chandran
Minister of Law & Public Affairs
Aditya V. Modi
Young Shakthivel
Crew
Pulamaipithan
Lyricist
(Writing)
Ilaiyaraaja
Lyricist
(Writing)
Jamuna Rani
Playback Singer
(Sound)
M. S. Rajeswari
Playback Singer
(Sound)
Kamal Haasan
Playback Singer
(Sound)
Mano
Playback Singer
(Sound)
P. C. Sreeram
Director of Photography
(Camera)
T. L. Maharajan
Playback Singer
(Sound)
Thotta Tharani
Art Direction
(Art)
Ilaiyaraaja
Original Music Composer
(Sound)
Ilaiyaraaja
Playback Singer
(Sound)
P. Susheela
Playback Singer
(Sound)
K. S. Chithra
Playback Singer
(Sound)
Mani Ratnam
Director
(Directing)
Balakumaran
Dialogue
(Writing)
V. T. Vijayan
Editor
(Editing)
B. Lenin
Editor
(Editing)
G. Venkateswaran
Producer
(Production)
Muktha Ramasami
Producer
(Production)
Muktha Srinivasan
Producer
(Production)
Murali-Suresh
Still Photographer
(Camera)
Mugur Sundar
Choreographer
(Crew)
Super Subbarayan
Stunt Coordinator
(Crew)
Mani Ratnam
Story
(Writing)
Mani Ratnam
Screenplay
(Writing)