Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to humiliate him after his family humiliates her father. The rest of the plot deals with Padayappa overcoming all the obstacles placed by Neelambari.
Padayappa
Dharmalingam
Neelambari
Vasundhara
Savithri
Nandhini
Rajarathnam
Surya Prakash
Ramalingam
Alagapuri Azhagesan
Chandra Prakash
Anitha
Chinnarasu
Murugesan
Kamatchi
Sivagami
Krishnaswamy Mudaliar
Police Officer
Shanmugavel
Saravanavel
Sivaraman
Sarathi
Meena
Savitha
Village man
Ravi Chellaiah
Raja Bagadur
Farmer told by Neelambari to kill the snake
Village man
Village man
Lawyer Rangarajan
Village man
Village man
Vasundhara (voice)
Kid at Anitha's birthday (uncredited)
Dancer in the song "En Peru Padayappa" (uncredited)
Dancer in the song "En Peru Padayappa" (uncredited)
Guest at Anitha's birthday (Cameo Appearence)
