Ulkuthu is set in a small coastal town which is ruled by Kaka Mani (Sharath Lohitashwa) and his brother Saravanan (Dhilip Subbarayan), loansharks who deal in blood and blows when their debtors don’t pay on time.

The marriage of Meera, a college student, and her boyfriend Saravanan has been approved by the family. But the condition is as after a job after graduation. But when Meera becomes pregnant, the whole story gets upside down

Vadivel and his friends specialize in different aspects of film making and decided to make their first movie as one team. Vadivel wants his first film to be his story based on Tamil folklore that is also close to his heart since his father was a performer