| Director | Ram |
|---|---|
| Genre | comedy music |
| Runtime | 140 min |
| Country | India |
| Box office | ₹14 crore |
In Sithalapakkam, 8-year-old Anbu is a lively and mischievous boy. His parents, Gokul and Glory, work hard to give him a comfortable life. Gokul runs a startup delivering organic products, while Glory sells sarees at expos and is often away from home. When Glory heads to Coimbatore for an expo, Gokul takes Anbu on a drive to break the monotony. However, their fun outing is soon disrupted by a bike loan EMI collector who starts chasing them. Anbu gets hungry and demands a burger, and Google Maps directs them to a burger joint 25 km away. As the debt collector threatens Gokul, demanding repayment, they decide to keep driving. Anbu excitedly rides his waveboard on the highway service road, but Gokul quickly catches up to him.
To escape the collector, Gokul decides to head 100 km further to his parents' place, hoping to find some financial relief. There, he asks his father to sell their ancestral land to help him out, but his father doesn't respond. At the Coimbatore expo, Glory unexpectedly runs into her sister, who hasn't spoken to her in 10 years due to her inter-religion marriage to Gokul. The encounter leaves Glory feeling stressed, and she unwinds by joining a flash mob dance. Meanwhile, Anbu leaves his grandparents' house on his waveboard, unwilling to stay the night as planned. When Glory calls, Anbu doesn't reveal his reasons, and Gokul takes him on the road again. As rain sets in, they take shelter in a ruined stone pavilion. Both Gokul and Glory lie to each other about their whereabouts to avoid worrying each other about expenses. At night, Anbu sneaks out to climb a nearby hill, and at dawn, he convinces Gokul to help him slide down, despite Gokul's knee pain.
The next morning, they visit a nearby pond, where Gokul reunites with his childhood sweetheart, Vanitha. Anbu befriends Vanitha's son, Kumar, and gives him his waveboard. Gokul is surprised to see Vanitha's husband, Gunasekhar, living a contented life, despite running a small eatery, which contrasts with Gokul's own struggles with loan EMIs. Gokul also fulfills a promise he made to Vanitha in school by fetching a sunflower. Gokul keeps his debt troubles hidden from Vanitha, but she senses his burden and offers to help. Meanwhile, Anbu receives a call from his school crush, Jenna, inviting him to her lavish farmhouse in Karambur. When Gokul discovers Anbu's expensive slippers are missing, he becomes frustrated and searches the nearby hills. Anbu opens up about his desire for his parents to be with him always, like Kumar's parents are with him. Gokul consoles Anbu, and they continue their journey. Anbu's excitement grows as he watches a swarm of ducks and draws a dinosaur in the riverbed, receiving a duck egg as a gift. At a sunflower farm, Anbu plucks a flower for Jenna, following in his father's footsteps.
At Jenna's farmhouse, they spend time watching a movie in a private screening setup. However, Anbu gets slightly irritated when Jenna's father lies about a body massager being a spaceship. The night takes a turn when Jenna's father and Gokul engage in a dance battle, with Gokul attempting to dance despite having no skills. Anbu is unimpressed and tearfully tells his father he didn't dance properly. Jenna's father notices similarities between Gokul and his own father, both struggling to be heroes in their sons' eyes. Meanwhile, Glory's cash box goes missing at the expo, and she suspects her employee, Myna, of stealing it. However, Myna returns with the box, explaining she took it for safekeeping. Later, Myna reveals she had considered stealing the money for her lover's medical expenses, but couldn't bring herself to do it. Moved by Myna's story, Glory hands over her entire earnings to her. Glory then boards a bus to Chennai, but Gokul asks her to get off at Tindivanam.
The next morning, Gokul and Anbu leave Jenna's house, and Anbu asks Gokul to promise to quit smoking. Gokul appears to agree, but secretly smokes away from Anbu, who witnesses the act. Angered, Anbu runs away and climbs a big tree, intending to punish his father by forcing him to climb up. However, Anbu gets stuck, and Gokul fetches a ladder to rescue him. After Anbu gets down, he takes the ladder and runs away, leaving Gokul stranded. Anbu joins some kids playing football, while Gokul calls Glory for help. Glory arrives, only to find Gokul stuck in the tree, not Anbu. After rescuing Gokul, they spot Anbu playing football. When Anbu sees his father, he runs away again, and Gokul and Glory chase after him. Anbu jumps into a pond, knowing Gokul can't swim. Despite not knowing how to swim herself, Glory jumps in, but Anbu escapes again and boards a tractor. Glory struggles to get out of the pond. Gokul chases after the tractor, but loses sight of it and collapses from dehydration, unaware that his water bottle is in his bag.
Fortunately, the tractor reappears, and Anbu is dropped off nearby. Gokul and Glory spot Anbu on a hill and approach him slowly, as he's scared to come down. However, Anbu musters the courage to climb down and even learns to use the outdoors as a toilet, embracing the natural way of living. He demands that his parents take him to a place where they can live in harmony with nature, unlike their locked apartment. Anbu excitedly runs to a tea shop, and Gokul promises to quit smoking for good. Meanwhile, Glory discards her puff inhaler, having not used it all day while chasing Anbu through hills and ponds. Gokul and Glory contemplate moving to a village or a place that allows them to live a happier, more nature-connected life, rather than just pursuing wealth. The film ends with a voiceover advising parents to spend quality time and engage in physical activities with their children.