Directed by
| Mani Ratnam | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Sujatha Rangarajan | ... | (dialogue) |
| Sujatha Rangarajan | ... | (dialogues) |
| Sujatha Rangarajan | ||
| Mani Ratnam | ... | (screenplay) |
| Mani Ratnam | ... | (story) |
| Sujatha | ... | (as Sujatha Rangarajan) |
| Sujatha | ... | (dialogue) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Keerthana Parthiepan | ... | Amudha | |
| Simran | ... | Indra | |
| Madhavan | ... | G. Thiruchelvan | |
| Nandita Das | ... | Shyama | |
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Delhi Kumar | ... | Ganesan |
| Prakash Raj | ... | Dr. Herold Vikramsinghe | |
| Pasupathy | ... | LTTE fighter | |
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Master Suraj | ... | Vinayan |
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Master Kethan | ... | Akhilan |
| Bala Singh | ... | Shyama's father | |
| M.S. Bhaskar | ... | Shankaralingam | |
| J.D. Chakravarthi | ... | Dhileepan | |
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Sashikumar | ... | Suicide Bomber |
| Easwari Rao | ... | Shyama | |
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M S Bhaskar | ... | Shankaralingam |
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J D Chakravarthi | ... | Dileepan |
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Chakravarthy | ... | Dileepan |
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J D Chakravarthy | ||
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Keerthana | ||
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P S Keerthana | ... | Amudha |
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Kethan | ... | Akhilan |
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Lakshmi Krishnamurthy | ... | Old Lady |
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Kamala Krishnaswamy | ||
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Sashi Kumar | ... | Suicide Bomber |
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R Madhavan | ... | Thiruchelvan |
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Kukku Parameshwaram | ... | Sundari |
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Kukku Parameswaran | ... | Sundari |
| Mu Ramaswamy | |||
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Eswari Rao | ... | Another Shyama |
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Pondy Ravi | ... | Dhanraj |
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Suraj | ... | Vinayan |
| Shefali Chowdhury | ... | Refugee (uncredited) | |
| Siddharth | ... | Bus passenger (uncredited) | |
Produced by
| Mani Ratnam | ... | producer |
| Fenon J. Rodriguez | ... | co-executive producer |
| G. Srinivasan | ... | producer |
Music by
| A R Rahman | ... | original music composer |
| A.R. Rahman | ||
Cinematography by
| Ravi K Chandran | ||
| Ravi K. Chandran | ||
Editing by
| A. Sreekar Prasad | ||
| Sreekar Prasad | ||
Art Direction by
| Sabu Cyril | ||
Production Management
| Madras Talkies | ... | production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dhinesh Babu | ... | assistant director |
| R. Kannan | ... | assistant director |
| Latha | ... | assistant director (as Latha Menon) |
| Latha Menon | ... | assistant director |
| Milind Rau | ... | assistant director (as U. Milind Rau) |
| Siddharth | ... | assistant director (as R. Siddharth Narayan) |
Sound Department
| Ajith Abraham George | ... | assistant engineer |
| A.S. Laxmi Narayanan | ... | audiographer / re-recording mixer |
| A S Laxmi Narayanan | ... | sound mixer |
| H Sridhar | ... | sound mixer |
| H. Sridhar | ... | sound mixer: DTS mix |
Visual Effects by
| Ramesh Jayaraman | ... | digital compositor |
| Kamalakkannan | ... | digital compositor |
| Mukesh Kumar | ... | digital compositor |
| Purushothaman | ... | visual effects artist |
| Bvr Shivakumar | ... | compositor |
| Ashok Smith | ... | senior compositor |
| Srirengaraj | ... | digital compositor |
Stunts
| Brinda | ... | choreographer |
| Vikram Dharma | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Vikram Dharma | ... | stunts coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ravi K Chandran | ... | director of photography |
| Steven Desbrow | ... | camera operator: helicopter (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Annupamaa | ... | playback singer |
| Anupama | ... | playback singer |
| Balram | ... | playback singer |
| Clinton Cerejo | ... | music producer and/or vocal arranger |
| Devan Ekambaram | ... | playback singer |
| Hariharan | ... | playback singer |
| Noel James | ... | playback singer |
| Jayachandran | ... | playback singer |
| P Jayachandran | ... | playback singer |
| Karthik | ... | playback singer |
| Febi Mani | ... | playback singer |
| Minmini | ... | playback singer |
| Sujatha Mohan | ... | playback singer |
| Rafique | ... | playback singer |
| A R Rahman | ... | music / playback singer |
| A.R. Rahman | ... | playback singer |
| A.R. Reihana | ... | playback singer |
| Srimathumitha | ... | playback singer |
| Chinmayi Sripaada | ... | playback singer |
| Chinmayee Sripada | ... | playback singer / vocalist |
| Sujatha | ... | playback singer |
| Swarnalatha | ... | playback singer |
| Tippu | ... | playback singer |
| Tipu | ... | playback singer |
| Vairamuthu | ... | lyricist / lyrics |
| Manicka R. Vinayagam | ... | playback singer |
| Manikka Vinayagam | ... | playback singer |
| M.S. Viswanathan | ... | playback singer |
Additional Crew
| Vikram Dharma | ... | action director |
| Brinda Master | ... | choreographer (as Brinda) |
| Deepa Venkat | ... | dubbing artist: Simran |
