The story follows Abdullah (Mohanlal) who is hired by the members of a wealthy royal family to assassinate the family head Maharaja Udayavarma (Nedumudi Venu). Abdullah comes into the royal palace under the disguise Ananthan Namboothiri, a classical singer, and tries to use this mask to softly kill the Maharaja.
Mohanlal
as Abdullah / Ananthan Namboothiri
Nedumudi Venu
as Maharaja Udayavarma
Gautami Tadimalla
as Radhika
Mamukkoya
as Jamal / Sankunni Nair
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
as Bhagirathi Valiya Thampurati
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
as Mathilakkathu Cheriyachan Thampuran
Kaithapram Damodaran
as Ramanattukkara Ananthan Namboodiri
Kunchan
as Balaraman
Sankaradi
as Palace Secretary
Sukumari
as Janaki Varma
Karamana Janardanan Nair
as Prabhakara Varma
Sreenivasan
as Ravi Varma