The film stars Jagathy Sreekumar, Mani C. Kappan, Deepanjali and Harishree Ashokan in the lead roles.
While their mothers Rajeswari, Gomathi Teacher and Sreelatha are more or less accomplished and empowered housewives devoted to their families, the fathers Mohanachandran, Vikraman Nair, and Kuruppu are promiscuous middle aged men who outwardly pretend to be loyal and dutiful to their wives but secretly yearn to vent their sexual frustrations.
A mishap surrounding the young sons' attempt to accost a prostitute ends up in the fathers getting beaten by misunderstood villagers the next day, and an astrologer called in by the wives prescribes penance in a Madurai temple.
As the fathers elude citing health reasons, the four young men are entrusted to carry out the penance at Madurai.
After a series of unsuccessful attempts at wooing her ending in her disappearance and suspected death, they run for their lives and return home.