On screen
Cast
27 credited performers
Sivaji Ganesan
Nadaswara Chakravarthi "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram
Padmini
Mohanambal
T. S. Balaiah
Muthurakku
Manorama
"Jil Jil" Ramamani
A. V. M. Rajan
Thangarathnam
Ambika Sukumaran
Ashalata Devi, Queen of Madhanpur
C. K. Saraswathi
Vadivambal
K. Balaji
"Singapuram Minor" Chelladurai
M. N. Nambiar
Maharaja of Madhanpur
M. Saroja
Abaranji Vethalai Petti
Nagesh
"Savadal" Vaithi
Udaya Chandrika
Maragatham
K. A. Thangavelu
Nattuvanar Muthukumara Swamy
M. Bhanumathi
Mary
T. R. Ramachandran
Varathan
Chittoor V. Nagayya
Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher
Shanmugasundari
Veena player in Mohana's troupe
S. V. Sahasranamam
Saint living in Thiruvarur
K. Sarangapani
Sakthivel
Artwork unavailable
E. R. Sahadevan
'Minor' Nagalingam
A. Karunanidhi
Sudalai
P. D. Sambandam
Thaalam player in Sundaram's troupe
Senthamarai
Kadambavanam
S. Rama Rao
Character not listed
Kallapart Natarajan
Thiruvaarur Tyagaraja Temple Preshakar
Artwork unavailable
T. N. Sivathanu
Character not listed
Gundu Karuppaiah
Raman Chettiar