The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?
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| Crew | Brinda | Choreographer |
| Production | Mani Ratnam | Producer |
| Production | Subaskaran Allirajah | Producer |
| Editing | Sreekar Prasad | Editor |
| Directing | Mani Ratnam | Director |
| Writing | Mani Ratnam | Screenplay |
| Writing | Elango Kumaravel | Screenplay |
| Production | Sivakumar Ananth | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Jeyamohan | Dialogue |
| Art | Thotta Tharani | Production Design |
| Sound | A.R. Rahman | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Kalki Krishnamurthy | Novel |
| Camera | Ravi Varman | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Sham Kaushal | Action Director |
| Production | Rahul Nanda | Publicist |
| Crew | Johnson | Public Relations |
| Writing | Jeyamohan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kabilan | Lyricist |
| Writing | Sivakumar Ananth | Lyricist |
| Writing | Krithika Nelson | Lyricist |
| Editing | Ken Metzker | Colorist |
| Visual Effects | Sanjiv Anand Naik | VFX Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vikram Gaikwad | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | Ilango Krishnan | Lyricist |
| Camera | C H Balu | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Kaecha Kampakdee | Action Director |
| Directing | Dhilip Subbarayan | Action Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eka Lakhani | Wardrobe Designer |
| Writing | Kalki Krishnamurthy | Original Story |
| Directing | Bejoy Nambiar | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Dhana | Assistant Director |
| Production | K. M. Sarjun | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Vijay Balaji | Post Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Krithika Nelson | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Sanaa Mariam | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Richard Anthony | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ishan Mohan | Assistant Director |
| Art | Lalgudi N. Ilayaraja | Art Direction |
| Art | Santosh Kotkar | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chandrakant Sonawane | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Nakul Abhyankar | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Anand Krishnamoorthi | Sound Designer |
| Sound | S. Sivakumar | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| Production | G. K. M. Tamil Kumaran | Associate Producer |
