| Director | K. S. Ravikumar |
|---|---|
| Genre | family film |
| Country | India |
| Budget | ₹12 crore |
| Box office | ₹25 crore |
Shivashankar, a crippled wheelchair-using multimillionaire, has a son Vishnu who is spoilt. To teach him responsibility, Shivashankar sends Vishnu to Thottapuram to help the poor. Vishnu does not want to go, but a local pizza restaurateur convinces him and his friends that the village is one big brothel. Thottapuram is a sacred village and the restaurateur had purposefully deceived Vishnu and his friends. Divya and her college mates are also visiting the village for their social activity course to improve the villagers' health and hygiene. A large building is reserved for him and the girls are asked to stay in the poor families' houses.
Vishnu and his friends arrive and start to woo the girls, whom they mistake for Thottapuram's prostitutes. When Divya discovers their plan, she and her friends decide to teach Vishnu and his friends a lesson.
Vishnu and his friends are wooed by Divya and the other girls. They are led to separate rooms where the girls inject a serum that makes them itch all over. They leave, screaming and scratching. Vishnu tells Divya to leave her profession and offers to save her honour by marrying her in the village temple the next day. Divya does not come, but Vishnu and his friends happen to see her leaving on a bus bearing the name of the girls' college, revealing that they have been duped. But, Divya is guilt ridden when she sees him holding a mangala sutra and realising he is genuinely prepared to marry her.
Depressed and feeling cheated, Vishnu returns home, where Shivashankar discovers that his son has fallen in love. Under his influence, Vishnu and Divya get engaged. Everything goes well until one night, Vishnu goes to Divya's house in a drunken state after a party in the nightclub. Her family prevents him from talking to her. This eventually leads to a fight. Vishnu then goes to Divya's cousin's house to apologise for his behaviour, but suddenly attempts to rape her which horrifies Divya. Vishnu then tries to kill Shivashankar, but is stopped by Ko Thandam, Shivashankar's P.A., who got stabbed by Vishnu. Disappointed with Vishnu's behaviour, Shivashankar sends him to a psychiatrist.
It is then revealed that Jeeva, Vishnu's younger twin, had taken over his identity, took money from the bank, got drunk, went to Divya's place and attempted to rape her cousin. Jeeva hates Shivashankar for abandoning him and his mentally-challenged mother Gayathri. Later, Divya manages to sneak into Vishnu's room in the hospital and believes that he is innocent. She leaves and shortly afterwards, Jeeva appears, smuggles Vishnu out of the hospital, takes over his identity and goes to kill Shivashankar. The father realises that it is not his son after he gets a call from Vishnu and gets out of his wheelchair to defend himself, much to Jeeva's surprise. Vishnu arrives at the scene, surprised that his father is able to walk and demands an explanation. The film goes to a flashback.
Shivashankar was a Bharatanatyam dancer who behaved effeminately due to dancing and the upbringing by his mother, whom he loved dearly. His mother had arranged for Shivashankar to marry Gayathri, who was her friend's daughter. He agreed but Gayathri rejected Shivashankar for being too effeminate and insulted him in front of the wedding guests. Unable to bear the embarrassment, Shivashankar's mother died on the spot. Enraged, Shivashankar raped Gayathri, who became pregnant. The doctor refused to perform an abortion, leading to Vishnu's birth. Shivashankar took Vishnu from Gayathri, saying that the child would be the only hope of his life. But, unknown to Shivashankar, right after he left Gayathri gave birth to the baby's twin, Jeeva.
Jeeva now threatens to kill Shivashankar at Vishnu's and Divya's wedding. Shivashankar fights with Jeeva and attempts to stop him. Jeeva points a gun at Shivashankar and reveals that he is also Shivashankar's son and the reason why he came to kill Shivashankar. Jeeva's grandmother also tells Shivashankar that he is also his son and that Gayathri actually became insane when baby Jeeva was about to get hit by a lorry. Jeeva realises his mistake. He wants Shivashankar to shoot him, but a police officer mistakenly thinks that Jeeva is pointing the gun at Shivashankar. He fires at Jeeva, but Shivashankar intervenes, gets shot in the attack and dies. Jeeva accepts Shivashankar's apology and is then jailed.
Weeks later, Gayathri does not accept food from anyone, until Vishnu comes and dresses as Jeeva and feeds her. The film ends with Vishnu telling her that Shivashankar is the godfather of the family. During the credits, the film shows what really happened in the first half.