Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Kamal Haasan
as Sakthivel 'Velu' Naicker
Saranya Ponvannan
as Neela
Karthika
as Charumati
Janagaraj
as Selvam
Vijayan
as Durai
M. V. Vasudeva Rao
as Hussain Bhai
Delhi Ganesh
as Iyer
Nizhalgal Ravi
as Surya
Nassar
as Assistant Commissioner Patil
Tara
as Shakila
Babitha
as
Kuyili
as Self (Special appearance in the song "Nila Adhu Vanathumele")