Directed by
| Bharathan | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Kamal Haasan | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Kamal Haasan | ... | Sakthivel Thevar | |
| Shivaji Ganesan | ... | Periya Thevar | |
| Nassar | ... | Maya Thevar (as Nazar) | |
| Revathi | ... | Panchavarnam (as Revathy) | |
| Gautami | ... | Bhanumati | |
| Vadivelu | ... | Esaki | |
| Thalaivasal Vijay | |||
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Madhan Bob | ... | (as Madan Bob) |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| S.N. Lakshmi | ... | Wife of Chenna Thevar; mother of Mayan (as Sennalkudi Lakshmi) | |
| Sangili Murugan | ... | Kanakku | |
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Kalapart Natarajan | ... | Parimasivam the father of Panchavarnam (Revathy) |
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Kaka Radhakrishnan | ... | Chinna-thevar |
| Neelima Rani | ... | Maya Thevar's daughter | |
| Renuka | |||
Produced by
| Kamal Haasan | ... | producer |
| D.N. Subramaniam | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Ilaiyaraaja | ... | (as Ilayaraja) |
Cinematography by
| P.C. Sreeram | ||
Editing by
| N.P. Sathish | ||
Sound Department
| A.S. Laxmi Narayanan | ... | sound mixer |
| N. Pandu Rangan | ... | audiography |
Stunts
| Vikram Dharma | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Srinivas Devamsam | ... | asst-cinematographer |
| Arjun Jena | ... | assistant camera |
| Suresh Merlin | ... | still photographer |
Music Department
| S.P. Balasubrahmanyam | ... | playback singer |
| Shivaji Ganesan | ... | playback singer |
| Kamal Haasan | ... | playback singer |
| Shruti Haasan | ... | playback singer |
| S. Janaki | ... | playback singer |
| T.K.S. Kalaivaanan | ... | playback singer |
| Mano | ... | playback singer |
| Minmini | ... | playback singer |
| Sindhuja | ... | playback singer |
| Swarnalatha | ... | playback singer |
| Vaali | ... | lyricist |
| Malaysia Vasudevan | ... | playback singer |
Additional Crew
| Kongara Jaggaiah | ... | voice double: Shivaji Ganesan (Telegu version) |
| R. Radhakrishnan | ... | Assistant Script Writer |