The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, Lakshmi and Manjula, with Sivakumar, M. N. Nambiar and M. G. Chakrapani in supporting roles.
Sundaram makes a promise to his father, that one day, he will beg him to recognise him.
When he finds Nalini, his younger sister, in the middle of a group of students, Sundaram decides to go back home, to gain knowledge of her and help the situation.
But at the beginning, he incurs only troubles, in particular, with Kirymani, the lover of Nalini and Annamalai, a man with a double life.
[4] Ramachandran suggested Shankar–Ganesh to use veena as background score for the climax fight.