The film stars himself, Roja and Vindhya, while Thalaivasal Vijay, Ranjitha and Vadivelu among others form an ensemble cast.
[3] Actress Ranjitha made a comeback to acting with Maayan, after taking a three-year sabbatical post-marriage.
[4] The film also marked the first major role for Pasupathy, whose previous venture Marudhanayagam was shelved.
[8] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised Nassar's acting but panned his character design while also praising him for portraying folk arts and dances and Pasupathy's acting however he felt Nassar messed up in one aspect, when the screenplay is based on true events, the backdrop of the plot jumps for no reason hence the story kicks like a donkey.
Nasser is more focused and displays a firmer grasp over the medium than he had done in his earlier two directorial ventures".