[1] Set against the backdrop of feudal Kerala, the series revolves around Odayan, a mysterious vigilante who slowly builds a criminal empire which is poised to destabilize the reign of the Zamorin.
Suhas Sundar won the award for Best Writer at Comic Con India (2012) for penning Odayan: Aarambham,[2] and Deepak Sharma was nominated for the Best Artist category.
His quest involves hunting down a Kalarippayattu master named Kalan because he possesses a piece of Parashurama's axe.
After winning a piece of Parashurama's axe in a duel with Kalan, Odayan goes to Malabar, a port city in Bhargavakshetram.
There Odayan earns the reputation of helping some potential allies while intimidating others into joining his criminal empire.