The story concerns Muthu, a charismatic, well-respected and loyal servant and charioteer of Raja Malayasimman, a wealthy zamindar. While Muthu and Raja's exploits lead them to fall in love with the same woman, an actress and dancer named Ranganayaki, Raja's materal uncle Ambalathar is keen on assuming control of the family's property.
Cast
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
Ganthimathi
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
Unknown
Thalapathi Dinesh
Unknown
Mahendran
Tribal kid in the song “Kuluvalilae” (uncredited)
Harikumar
Dancer in the song “Oruvan Oruvan” (uncredited)
K. S. Ravikumar
Tamil-speaking Malayali (Cameo Appearance)
Uma Bharani
Ranganayaki (voice)
Savitha Reddy
Padmini (voice)
Crew
K. S. Ravikumar
Director, Screenplay, Dialogue
Ramesh Khanna
Co-Director
Thanigachalam
Editor
Ashok Rajan
Director of Photography
B. Kandaswamy
Executive Producer
Rajam Balachandar
Producer
Pushpa Kandaswamy
Producer
R. Sundaramurthy
Production Controller
Sai
Costume Designer
A.R. Rahman
Original Music Composer, Playback Singer
Vairamuthu
Lyricist
P. K. Mishra
Lyricist
Bhuvana Chandra
Lyricist
Kanal Kannan
Stunt Coordinator
B.H. Tharun Kumar
Choreographer
Kalyani Menon
Playback Singer
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Playback Singer
Mano
Playback Singer
Sujatha Mohan
Playback Singer
Ila Arun
Playback Singer
Udit Narayan
Playback Singer
K. S. Chithra
Playback Singer
S. P. Balasubramaniam
Playback Singer
Ganga Sitharasu
Playback Singer
Theni Kunjarammal
Playback Singer
Febi Mani
Playback Singer
Hariharan
Playback Singer
Priyadarshan
Original Story
Magie
Art Direction
