Mahanadhi

The Great River

Krishnaswamy, an honest man, is conned into a chit fund business and imprisoned. While he faces unspeakable hardships in prison, his family disintegrates.

Kamal Haasan

Krishnaswamy

Poornam Viswanathan

Panjapakesan 'Iyer'

Sukanya

Yamuna

S. N. Lakshmi

Saraswathi Ammal

Mahanadhi Shobana

Kaveri (young)

Master Dinesh

Bharani

Rajesh

Muthusamy

Tulasi

Manju

Cochin Haneefa

Dhanush

Thalaivasal Vijay

Mannangkatti

Mahanadhi Sankar

Thulukaanam

Sangita

Kaveri (older, uncredited)

Sethu Vinayagam

Mohan Natrajan

Venkatachalam