Thalapathi

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.

Mammootty

Devaraj 'Deva'

Jaishankar

Krishnamoorthy

Rajinikanth

Surya

Shobana

'Subbu' Subbulakshmi

Arvind Swamy

Arjun

Bhanupriya

Padma

Geetha

Selvi

Charu Haasan

Subbulakshmi's Father

Srividya

Kalyani

Amrish Puri

Kalivardhan

Nagesh

Panthulu

Tarun

Petty Thief

Thalapathi Dinesh

Ramana

Kitty

Police Commissioner Sundaram

Manoj K Jayan

Manohar

Nirmalamma

Surya's Foster Mother

Tarun Kumar

Petty Thief

Sonu Walia

Special Appearance "Rakkamma Kaiya Thattu" Song