There is a scene where the children are eagerly expecting their father to return home with gifts during festive season, and the father encounters a setback in the cash flow in his business, and yet seizes an opportunity to make some money by working throughout the night. Muthaiah runs a printing press and works really hard to make ends meet, but he still has to borrow money from the exploitive local moneylenders to give his sons a good education. The first part of the story is about how Muthaiah, a father in a lower-middle-class family, struggles to raise his children.
Overcome by emotions, he recollects, along his trip, bits and pieces of memories from his younger days with his father. The story is narrated by Muthaiah's second son Ramalingam ( Cheran), when he comes to visit his father in the hospital. The incident that led to the injury is kept in suspense for the audience.
The movie begins with Muthaiah ( Rajkiran) being admitted into the hospital due to a serious head injury.
