Surya (Nagbabu) is a zamindar who, for strong reasons revealed later in the movie, is a die-hard misogynist. He even shuts down the temple of a Goddess in the village. His routine involves going around the village during the day righting the wrong, and hitting the bottle hard in the nights. He has a constant companion in M S Narayan who is a bundle of laughs. The village teacher retires, and Sashi (Ramya Krishna) comes to the village to take over his post. She is a headstrong woman who will not stand for any of Surya's tyranny. This leads to them hating each other. Sashi then hears of how Surya's brother committed suicide due to a woman's betrayal, and how his wife's infidelity, and eventual death, have made him a Kauravuddu (the villain). This brings about a change of heart in her. She takes it upon herself to reform him. And when she saves his son's life, he warms up to her and eventually changes for the better. At this point, the movie loses it charm and becomes monotonous. Surya falls in love with Sashi, but, as is the case in most of our movies, she is in love with someone else. Surya is heart broken, and the local villian makes matters worse by accusing him of trying to break the relationship. Sashi believes the accusations and leaves the village. Predictably, everything falls into place when she realizes that she too has fallen in love with Surya and we have a happy ending.