Two neighboring kings, Munj and Tailap, are rivals. Munj is kind and just, and Tailap is completely the other way around. Tailap has a grumpy sister named Mrinalvati, who bosses everyone around. Another king by the name of Bhillam joins forces with Tailap and together they fight and defeat Munj and take him as prisoner. Mrinalvati attempts to humiliate Munj publicly but ends up falling in love with him. When Tailap discovers that they plan to run away together, he sentences Munj to be trampled to death by elephant.