Sivaji Ganesan
Nadaswara Chakravarthi "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram

Padmini
Mohanambal

T. S. Balaiah
Muthurakku

Manorama
"Jil Jil" Ramamani

A. V. M. Rajan
Thangarathnam

Ambika Sukumaran
Maragatham

C. K. Saraswathi
Vadivambal

K. Balaji
"Singapuram Minor" Chelladurai

M. N. Nambiar
Maharaja of Madhanpur

M. Saroja
Abaranji Vethalai Petti

Nagesh
"Savadal" Vaithi

Udaya Chandrika
Singaram's wife

K. A. Thangavelu
Nattuvanar Muthukumara Swamy

M. Bhanumathi
Mary

T. R. Ramachandran
Varathan

Chittoor V. Nagayya
Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher

Shanmugasundari
Veena player in Mohana's troupe

S. V. Sahasranamam
Saint living in Thiruvarur

K. Sarangapani
Sakthivel

E. R. Sahadevan
'Minor' Nagalingam