Three educated but unemployed youth who have come to live in a bustling, harsh metropolis struggle to earn a living.
Stream
Social & External
Sundaram Rangan
Devi
Thambu
Sundaram Pillai
Prathap
Dileep
Devi's Father
Rangan's Saloon Customer
(as Pratap Chandran)
Unknown Role
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