Krishnaswamy, an honest man, is conned into a chit fund business and imprisoned. While he faces unspeakable hardships in prison, his family disintegrates.
| Directing | Santhana Bharathi | Director |
| Editing | N.P. Sathish | Editor |
| Production | S. A. Rajkannu | Producer |
| Writing | Kamal Haasan | Story |
| Writing | Kamal Haasan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ra. Ki. Rangarajan | Screenplay |
| Camera | M. S. Prabhu | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ilaiyaraaja | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Vaali | Lyricist |
| Sound | Kamal Haasan | Playback Singer |
