Kannan's (Karthik) ambition in life is to take up the development of the temple left incomplete by his forefathers. Funds will not be forthcoming. Goundamani assures him that together with his employer's assist Kannan's dream might change into a actuality. However Goundamani is upset when his employer, the rich landlady's (Manorama) grandson Raghu (Ranjith) seems to be cash minded and heartless. In a match of anger, Goundamani pushes him into the waters of a river and thinks he has dedicated a homicide. Predictably Kannan is made to enter the scene as an impostor. What follows subsequent kinds the crux of the story.