The film stars Mukesh, Innocent, Jagathy Sreekumar, Mamukkoya, Thilakan, and Sreeja.

Cheriya Lokavum Valiya Manushyarum is the first Malayalam film to mention the psychedelic drug LSD.

The story is about four thieves-turned-philanthropists, Abu, Balu, Rokky, Sugunan, starting from the time they were thieves.

The plot also shows how Karunan spurs them into robbing the corrupt rich and giving to the poor, in the mould of Robin Hood, portraying two such gutsy episodes; first bringing to book a treacherous money lender Sunny and next an unscrupulous business man and drug-dealer Madhava Menon.

The songs for this movie were written by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri and was composed by Johnson.