The plot follows the travails of an eccentric and wasted pulp fiction writer, Sagar Kottapuram (Mohanlal), and his friend Ramakrishnan (Sreenivasan), who are dragged into a lawsuit by a vengeful Tahsildar, S. Priyadarshini (Nandini).

Sagar and Ramakrishnan try to hold her back, but her maid Thresiamma mistaking them to be molesting Priyadarshini, screams and runs out of the house.

He decides to write a novel titled 'Oru Gazetted Yakshi' portraying the life of a corrupt and seditious Municipal Commissioner with an appearance matching Priyadarshini's to take vengeance against her.

Years back he had been working in United Arab Emirates and his marriage was arranged with a girl named Priya by his sister, Padmini.

Feeling guilty that he's responsible for her present situation, Sagar asks the doctor and her relatives’ permission to help her heal.

Soundarya was first approached for the role of Priyadarshani, however, they couldn't finalize on the dates which led to her dropping out of the project.

Yesudas become highly popular and won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.

A critic from Deccan Herald wrote "A weak storyline that drags through the first half is held alive by some witty dialogues and some very good acting by Kausalya.

"[5] In a 2021 interview with Safari TV, Siddique stated that the film had a great opening however could not continue its success and turned out to be an average grosser at the box office.

"[3] Film completed 100 days in Eranakulam kavitha, Thiruvananthapuram Kalabhavan and kodungaloor mughal theatres respectively[6]