Cast
- M. G. Ramachandran as Ali Baba. A poor man who cuts wood for a living. His life changes after he overhears the secret pass code to a cave full of treasures, owned by the leader of 40 notorious dacoits. Entering the cave secretly, he takes some of the treasures and becomes wealthy overnight.
- P. Bhanumathi as Marziana. Once a very wealthy woman, she is soon reduced to dancing on the streets to earn a living. After being rescued by woodcutter Alibaba from a public brawl, she falls for him and he also lets her stay with him.
- P. S. Veerappa as Abu Hussain. The ruthless leader of 40 dacoits, he also owns a mysterious cave which contains various treasures. The cave, which has an entry message known only to him, he is later unaware that someone else (Alibaba) also knows the message and has looted the cave.
- K. A. Thangavelu as Gulam, a cobbler. When the thieves find out that their cave has been accessed by someone else, they come across Gulam who tells them it is Alibaba, having witnessed the woodcutter turn wealthy overnight.
- M. G. Chakrapani as Amir Kasim Khan, the infamous elder brother of Alibaba. In spite of being wealthy, he is still greedy and after finding out about Alibaba's wealth, forces him to reveal the secret. After entering the cave which made Alibaba rich, he forgets the code word to exit, and is left trapped till the 40 thieves kill him.
- K. Sarangapani as Dowlath. He is Marziana's sidekick who plays the dholak whenever she dances.
- M. N. Rajam as Bulbul, Alibaba's servant
- Vidhyavathi as Salima, wife of Amir Kasim Khan
- P. Susheela as Ayisha, sister of Alibaba
- Waheeda Rehman as a dancer in Kasim's court
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