Arumugam (Vikram) lives in a village and is a kind hearted man. There is a chemical factory in the village which releases toxic wastes into the river and the villagers decide to give a petition to the minister requesting him to close the factory. Arumugam and his childhood rival Easwari (Jyothika) along with Easwari's grandmother leave to Chennai to meet the minister Kaalaipandi (Shayaji Shinde) who has won from the village's constituency.