Prince Salim, son of Akbar falls in love with Anarkali. Akbar forbids Salim to prolong this affair as he wanted his son to marry a Rajput princess and thereby strengthen communal harmony.
Sathyan
King Akbar
Prem Nazir
Prince Salim
K R Vijaya
Anarkali / Nadira
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Jaya Singhan
Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
Mana Singhan
Ambika Sukumaran
Jodhabai
Adoor Bhasi
Kasim
Rajasree
Gulnar
