Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
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
Unknown
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
Mani Ratnam
Director, Screenplay, Story
V. T. Vijayan
Editor
B. Lenin
Editor
P. C. Sreeram
Director of Photography
G. Venkateswaran
Producer
Muktha Ramasami
Producer
Muktha Srinivasan
Producer
Ilaiyaraaja
Original Music Composer, Lyricist, Playback Singer
Pulamaipithan
Lyricist
Balakumaran
Dialogue
Murali-Suresh
Still Photographer
Super Subbarayan
Stunt Coordinator
Mugur Sundar
Choreographer
Jamuna Rani
Playback Singer
M. S. Rajeswari
Playback Singer
Kamal Haasan
Playback Singer
Mano
Playback Singer
T. L. Maharajan
Playback Singer
P. Susheela
Playback Singer
K. S. Chithra
Playback Singer
Thotta Tharani
Art Direction
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