Top Billed Cast

1. 

   Sivaji Ganesan

   Nadaswara Chakravarthi "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram

2. 

   Padmini

   Mohanambal

3. 

   T. S. Balaiah

   Muthurakku

4. 

   Manorama

   "Jil Jil" Ramamani

5. 

   A. V. M. Rajan

   Thangarathnam

6. 

   Ambika Sukumaran

   Maragatham

7. 

   C. K. Saraswathi

   Vadivambal

8. 

   K. Balaji

   "Singapuram Minor" Chelladurai

9. 

   M. N. Nambiar

   Maharaja of Madhanpur

10. 

    M. Saroja

    Abaranji Vethalai Petti

11. 

    Nagesh

    "Savadal" Vaithi

12. 

    Udaya Chandrika

    Singaram's wife

13. 

    K. A. Thangavelu

    Nattuvanar Muthukumara Swamy

14. 

    M. Bhanumathi

    Mary

15. 

    T. R. Ramachandran

    Varathan

16. 

    Chittoor V. Nagayya

    Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher

17. 

    Shanmugasundari

    Veena player in Mohana's troupe

18. 

    S. V. Sahasranamam

    Saint living in Thiruvarur

19. 

    K. Sarangapani

    Sakthivel

20. 

    E. R. Sahadevan

    'Minor' Nagalingam

21. 

    A. Karunanidhi

    Sudalai

22. 

    P. D. Sambandam

    Thaalam player in Sundaram's troupe

23. 

    Senthamarai

    Kadambavanam

24. 

    S. Rama Rao

25. 

    Kallapart Natarajan

26. 

    T. N. Sivathanu