Shyam Benegal Director Girish Karnad School master Actor Smita Patil Rukmini, Vishwam's wife Actor Shabana Azmi Sushila, School master's wife Actor Anant Nag Anjaiya, younger brother of Jagirdar Actor Amrish Puri Anna, the Jagirdar Actor Satyadev Dubey Village Priest (Pujari) Actor, Screenwriter Mohan Agashe Prasad, younger brother of Jagirdar Actor Kulbhushan Kharbanda Police Patel Actor Naseeruddin Shah Vishwam, youngest brother of Jagirdar Actor Sadhu Meher Actor Savita Bajaj Jagirdar's household servant Pochamma Actor Vijay Tendulkar Screenwriter Freni Variava Producer Mohan J. Bijlani Producer Lalit M. Bijlani Executive Producer Vanraj Bhatia Music Govind Nihalani Cinematographer Bhanudas Divakar Film Editor