Valli (Priya Raman) returns to her village after studying for 15 years in Madras. Her cousin (Hariraj) celebrates her arrival back to the village. He was in love with Valli since childhood days, but she has changed after she went to study in the city. She

Ammaiyappan Mudaliar manages to fullfil the needs of his three sons and a daughter. However, things change after his eldest son leaves them after a heated argument with him.

Rangan, an unemployed man, follows stringent principles which make it difficult for him to cope with the corrupt world around him. Resultantly, he struggles to land a job and lives in poverty.