Aishwarya (Ambika) is a reporter for a newsmagazine trying to examine the connection between politics and crime in Kerala. She is drawn to the lifetime of Sagar alias Jacky (Mohanlal) who runs a clandestine gold smuggling enterprise for Shekharan (Suresh Gopi), the son of a the state Chief Minister. Jacky is an enigmatic character who stops the smuggling enterprise from rising due to moral points with narcotics, and spends his private time pining for a girlfriend (Urvashi) who's serving time for homicide. Ambika publishes a sensational article connecting Jacky to the minister, and pushes the uneasy relationship between Shekharan and Jacky into an open confrontation.