On screen
Cast
26 credited performers
Rajinikanth
Muthu / Muthu's father
Meena
Ranganayaki
Sarath Babu
Raja Malayasimman
Radha Ravi
Ambalathar
Senthil
Thennappan
Vadivelu
Valayapathy
Jayabharathi
Sivakamiyammal
Subhashri
Padmini
Ponnambalam
Kaali
Vichitra
Rathidevi
Raghuvaran
Rajasekharan
Prabhakar
S. P. Prathap Rayudu
Gandhimathi
Poongavanam
Pandu
Pallavarayan
Kumarimuthu
Kamalakannan
Bonda Mani
Drama troupe member (uncredited)
Ramesh Khanna
Kanna (uncredited)
Crane Manohar
Kerala tea shop employee (uncredited)
P.L. Thenappan
Kerala tea shop owner (uncredited)
Kulappulli Leela
Character not listed
Thalapathi Dinesh
Character not listed
Mahendran
Tribal kid in the song “Kuluvalilae” (uncredited)
Harikumar
Dancer in the song “Oruvan Oruvan” (uncredited)
K. S. Ravikumar
Tamil-speaking Malayali (Cameo Appearance)
Artwork unavailable
Uma Bharani
Ranganayaki (voice)
Artwork unavailable
Savitha Reddy
Padmini (voice)