A group of liquor barons, led by Francis who are members of the Indian Liberation Party (ILP), a deteriorated old political party wants their party to win the upcoming Elections in Kerala on the intention of controlling the business and power. To increase the party's public image, they come up with the idea of making a biopic about Kammaran Nambiar, the patriarch of their party and the last surviving person to have involved in the Indian independence movement. They visit director Pulikeshi for making the film based on a chapter in the book ''Unsung Heroes of India'' by Robert S. Coogan, which depict Kammaran as a forgotten freedom fighter. Kammaran, now an ailing old man lives with his son Bose and his wife. Pulikeshi meets him to hear the stories from himself.