Sathya

Satya, a jobless youth, does not like injustice but becomes a puppet in the hands of a corrupt politician, Thandapani. Unknowingly, Satya helps the politician in his malicious endeavours.

Kamal Haasan

Sathyamurthy

Amala Akkineni

Geetha Nair

Rajesh

Mariappa

Nassar

Seena Thana

Vadivukarasi

Sathya's stepmother

Janagaraj

Naidu

Bahadoor

Mudaliar

Kitty

Dhandapani

Anand

Sathya's friend

Vaali

Mariappa's associate

Kaviyoor Ponnamma

Malayali shop-owner

Kavithalaya Krishnan

Mudaliar's employer

R.S. Shivaji

Pradeep Shakti

G. M. Sundar

Sathya's Friend