Set in Aiyanaar Patti, a village in a rural area around Theni, where caste segregation is still practiced as the result of the controversial Criminal Tribes Act imposed by the British colonists. This ends up with impoverished communities being stereotyped

Maari, a goon, constantly troubles the people in his locality and extorts money from them. But his life changes when Sridevi, a pretty woman, falls in love with him.