Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.
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| Directing | Mani Ratnam | Director |
| Production | G. Venkateswaran | Producer |
| Sound | AS Laxmi Narayanan | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ilaiyaraaja | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Rajan Lall | Producer |
| Writing | Mani Ratnam | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mani Ratnam | Story |
| Camera | Santosh Sivan | Director of Photography |
| Art | Thotta Tharani | Art Direction |
| Crew | Prabhu Deva | Choreographer |
| Crew | Raju Sundaram | Choreographer |
| Editing | Suresh Urs | Editor |
| Crew | Super Subbarayan | Stunt Coordinator |
| Writing | Vaali | Lyricist |
| Sound | Mitali Banerjee Bhawmik | Playback Singer |
| Sound | S. P. Balasubramaniam | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Swarnalatha | Playback Singer |
| Sound | S. Janaki | Playback Singer |
| Sound | K. J. Yesudas | Playback Singer |
