Murugesan, aged about 10, brings his infant sister to Kodaikanal, where a provision store owner Thakapan Swami Nadar (Thambi Ramiah), takes pity on the kids and gives them a place to stay.

A grown Murugesan (Arjuna) is a tea stall owner who looks every bit a ruffian, talks little, does not show any emotions, has animalistic behaviour, displays carnivorous eating habits, and drinks arrack in litres.

The villain group consists of Ticket (Kalabhavan Mani), who wants to push Chellam into the flesh trade with the help of her sister, who is already in it, and a jeep driver who lusts for Azhagu.

The sibling duo moves to another town where she gets married, but an attempt on the husband too is made, injuring him severely, and the unknown killer is ready to try again at the hospital.

[6] Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle wrote "The plot seems interesting, but the way it unfolds in 80s style with mushy melodrama and insipid comedy, the pace suffers during the first half.