Prithviraj Sukumaran as Chirakkal Kelu Nayanar / Krishnadas / K.D.

Prabhu Deva as Nagapattinam Vavvali / Thanseer / Tarzan

Genelia D'Souza as Arakkal Ayesha / Urmila

Nithya Menen as Chirakkal Bala / Daisy da Cunha

Vidya Balan as Makkom / Bhumika

Jagathy Sreekumar as Chenichery Kurup / Kerala Minister

Alexx O'Nell as Young Vasco Da Gama / Estêvão da Gama / Executive of Nirvana

Arya as Chirakkal Kothuwal / Thankachan

Amole Gupte as King of Chirakkal

Ankur Khanna as Bhanu Vikraman of Chirakkal

Tabu as Special appearance in the song "Aaranne Aarane"

Robin Pratt as Old Vasco Da Gama

Shaji Nadesan as MLA Raveendra Kaimal/Kaimal

Sasi Kalinga as Chakrathali Hasim Pakir

Kani Kusruti as Bard in Chirakkal court

Soubin Shahir as Tribal Gang Member (uncredited)

Sreekala Sasidharan as Aima

Tanushree Kaushal as Arakkal Beevi

Kozhikode Vikraman Nair as