Directed by
| Bharathiraja | ... | (as Bharathi Rajaa) |
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Bharathiraja | ... | (story) |
| P. Kalaimani | ... | (dialogue) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Kamal Haasan | ... | Gopalakrishnan (Chappani) | |
| Sridevi | ... | Mayil | |
| Rajinikanth | ... | Parattayan (as Rajnikanth) | |
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Gandhimathi | ... | Kuruvammal (Mayil's Mother) |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bhagyaraj | ... | Villager | |
| Goundamani | ... | Koothu | |
Produced by
| S.A. Rajkannu | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ilaiyaraaja | ... | (as Ilayaraja) |
Cinematography by
| Nivas P.S. | ||
Editing by
| R. Bhaskaran | ||
Art Direction by
| Somanath | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bhagyaraj | ... | assistant director |
Music Department
| Gangai Amaran | ... | lyricist |
| Ilaiyaraaja | ... | playback singer (as Ilayaraja) |
| S. Janaki | ... | playback singer |
| Kannadasan | ... | lyricist |
| Alangudi Somu | ... | lyricist |
| P. Susheela | ... | playback singer |
| Malaysia Vasudevan | ... | playback singer |
Additional Crew
| Chitra Lakshmanan | ... | p. r. o. |
