Krishnaswamy, an honest man, is conned into a chit fund business and imprisoned. While he faces unspeakable hardships in prison, his family disintegrates.
Kamal Haasan
as Krishnaswamy
Poornam Viswanathan
as Panjapakesan 'Iyer'
S. N. Lakshmi
as Saraswathi Ammal
Cochin Haneefa
as Dhanush
Sukanya
as Yamuna
Mahanadhi Shobana
as Kaveri (young)
Mahanadi Dinesh
as Bharani
Mahanadhi Shankar
as Thulukaanam
Rajesh
as Muthusamy
Tulasi
as Manju
Mohan Natrajan
as Venkatachalam
Thalaivasal Vijay
as Mannangkatti
