About the movie
Set in a remote location in the heights of the Tamil Country, in the middle of the 1960s, the story follows Katheeravan (M. G. Ramachandran), a talented, cardiologist and heart surgeon, while his father (Tiruchi Selandhar Rajan) is an honest police officer. Kangeyan (M. N. Nambiar) is a criminal whose life Kathiravan saves.
When Kangeyan learns that his saviour is the son of the police officer who is out to get him, he tries to kill Katheeravan, but without success. Meanwhile, Kangeyan's deputy pulls the brake lines from Katheeravan's car. Katheeravan meets with an accident and ends up in a village where he meets Kannamma (Jayalalithaa). Love arises between them, but the threat of Kangeyan looms over the village and Katheeraven.