Directed by
| Singeetam Srinivasa Rao | ... | (as Singeetham Srinivasa Rao) |
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Panchu Arunachalam | ... | (story) |
| Kamal Haasan | ... | (screenplay) |
| Manohar Shyam Joshi | ... | (Hindi dialogue) |
| Crazy Mohan | ... | (dialogue) |
| Rajasri | ... | (dialogue: Telugu version) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Kamal Haasan | ... | Sethupathy / Appu / Raja | |
| Nagesh | ... | Dharmadas | |
| Srividya | ... | Appu and Raja's Mom | |
| Gautami | ... | Raja's Girlfriend | |
| Komal Mahuvakar | ... | Ringmaster's Daughter (as Rupini) | |
| Mouli | ... | Ringmaster | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Delhi Ganesh | ... | Francis Ambarasu (Francis Amberson in Hindi) | |
| Janakaraj | ... | Police Inspector (as Janagaraj) | |
| Kavithalaya Krishnan | ... | Lorry Driver | |
| Aachi Manorama | ... | Muniyamma (as Manorama) | |
| Mayilsamy | ... | Mayilsamy | |
| Crazy Mohan | ... | Sait | |
| Nassar | ... | Sadashivam | |
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Jai Sankar | ... | Sathyamurthy |
| R.S. Shivaji | ... | Constable Sambandham | |
Produced by
| Kamal Haasan | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ilaiyaraaja | ... | (as Ilayaraja) |
Cinematography by
| P.C. Sreeram | ||
Art Direction by
| Thota Tharani | ... | (as Thotta Tharani) |
Sound Department
| A.S. Laxmi Narayanan | ... | sound mixer |
Stunts
| Vikram Dharma | ... | stunt coordinator |
Music Department
| S.P. Balasubrahmanyam | ... | playback singer |
| Asha Bhosle | ... | playback singer |
| K.S. Chithra | ... | playback singer (as K.S. Chitra) |
| Prem Dhawan | ... | lyrics |
| Kamal Haasan | ... | playback singer |
| S. Janaki | ... | playback singer |
| Sailaja S.P. | ... | playback singer |
| Vaali | ... | lyricist |
