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