Surya, who was abandoned by his 14-year-old unwed mother Nirmala after his birth, grows up in the slums and finds a friend in a local criminal leader, Anna.
Director
Writers
Mani Ratnam, Om Prakash Rao, M. S. Ramesh
Surya
Amarnath a.k.a. Anna
Subbulakshmi
Gowri
Surya's adopted mother
Kariyappa