Ekambaram is a don in Thanjavur who smuggles expensive idols and artifacts. Sundaram is one of his worker and a long time friend. Sundaram has a son, Kathir, who is a cab driver in Chennai. One day, Kathir once goes to a girl named Viji for her hand in marriage, only to be rejected by her father, as he comes to know that Sundaram's father works for the local don, Ekambaram. In the ensuing conflict, Kathir slaps Viji's father and leaves. However, he still proposes to Viji.