Shivajirao, a TV reporter, gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his one-day stint turns out to be a huge success, his life spirals out of control and he is embroiled in political intrigue.
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| Directing | Shankar | Director |
| Editing | B. Lenin | Editor |
| Sound | A.R. Rahman | Original Music Composer |
| Production | A. M. Rathnam | Producer |
| Production | Rahul Nanda | Publicist |
| Editing | V. T. Vijayan | Editor |
| Camera | K. V. Anand | Director of Photography |
| Art | Thotta Tharani | Art Direction |
| Crew | Ahmed Khan | Choreographer |
| Crew | Raju Sundaram | Choreographer |
| Writing | Anurag Kashyap | Dialogue |
| Writing | Shankar | Story |
| Writing | Shankar | Screenplay |
| Production | A Raghuram | Producer |
| Production | Aqeel Qureshi | Executive Producer |
| Production | R. V. Udayakumar | Production Manager |
| Sound | H Sridhar | Sound Editor |
| Directing | S. P. Hosimin | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Shiraz Uppal | Playback Singer |
| Crew | Kanal Kannan | Stunt Coordinator |
