The film is based on the life of Malayalam poet P. Kunhiraman Nair and is particularly based on his autobiography, Kaviyude Kalpadukal.
K. P. Madhavan Nair
Ammini
Maya Maheswari
Rajalekshmi
Saraswathi Amma
Thankamony
Madhavan's father
Publisher Swamy
Chinnammalu
Kousalya
Ammini's mother
Gomathi Teacher