Thillana Mohanambal

A classical bharathanatyam dancer and a nathaswaram player fall in love against the wishes of her family.

Drama Music Romance

Sivaji Ganesan

(Nadaswara Chakravarthi "Sikkal" Shanmugasundaram)

Padmini

(Mohanambal)

T. S. Balaiah

(Muthurakku)

Manorama

("Jil Jil" Ramamani)

A. V. M. Rajan

(Thangarathnam)

Ambika Sukumaran

(Maragatham)

C. K. Saraswathi

(Vadivambal)

K. Balaji

("Singapuram Minor" Chelladurai)

M. N. Nambiar

(Maharaja of Madhanpur)

M. Saroja

(Abaranji Vethalai Petti)

Nagesh

("Savadal" Vaithi)

Udaya Chandrika

(Singaram's wife)

K. A. Thangavelu

(Nattuvanar Muthukumara Swamy)

M. Bhanumathi

(Mary)

T. R. Ramachandran

(Varathan)

Chittoor V. Nagayya

(Sundaram's Nadaswaram teacher)

Shanmugasundari

(Veena player in Mohana's troupe)

S. V. Sahasranamam

(Saint living in Thiruvarur)

K. Sarangapani

(Sakthivel)

E. R. Sahadevan

('Minor' Nagalingam)

A. Karunanidhi

(Sudalai)

P. D. Sambandam

(Thaalam player in Sundaram's troupe)

Senthamarai

(Kadambavanam)

S. Rama Rao

Kallapart Natarajan

T. N. Sivathanu