
175 minutes
7/27/1968
A classical bharatanatyam dancer and a nathaswaram player fall in love against the wishes of her family.

Sivaji Ganesan
as Nadaswara Chakravarthi "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram

Padmini
as Mohanambal

T. S. Balaiah
as Muthurakku

Manorama
as "Jil Jil" Ramamani
A. V. M. Rajan
as Thangarathnam

Ambika Sukumaran
as Maragatham

C. K. Saraswathi
as Vadivambal
K. Balaji
as "Singapuram Minor" Chelladurai

M. N. Nambiar
as Maharaja of Madhanpur
M. Saroja
as Abaranji Vethalai Petti

Nagesh
as "Savadal" Vaithi
Udaya Chandrika
as Singaram's wife
K. A. Thangavelu
as Nattuvanar Muthukumara Swamy
M. Bhanumathi
as Mary
T. R. Ramachandran
as Varathan

Chittoor V. Nagayya
as Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher

Shanmugasundari
as Veena player in Mohana's troupe

S. V. Sahasranamam
as Saint living in Thiruvarur
K. Sarangapani
as Sakthivel
E. R. Sahadevan
as 'Minor' Nagalingam

A. Karunanidhi
as Sudalai

P. D. Sambandam
as Thaalam player in Sundaram's troupe

Senthamarai
as Kadambavanam
S. Rama Rao
Kallapart Natarajan
T. N. Sivathanu