Overview
In the village Ammapatti, Maruthu Pandi is a coracle operator in day and the village protector at night. The villagers give him food in exchange of his work. Maruthu Pandi has a mentally ill sister Lakshmi who is pregnant and he takes care of Lakshmi like a mother. Kanagavalli, a dancer, slowly falls in love with Maruthu Pandi. Kanagavalli is in fact a police officer who wants to arrest Maruthu Pandi. Maruthu Pandi's real name is Manickam, and after a revealed flashback, police team come to Ammapatti to arrest Manickam. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 28 | 63 | |
 | 25 | 61 | |
 | 19 | 54 | |
 | 32 | 67 | |
 | - | October 9, 2010 (null) | |
 | 39 | 74 | |
 | 28 | 63 | |
 | 55 | October 17, 2005 (70) | |
 | 63 | April 23, 1999 (72) | |
 | - | February 8, 2003 (null) |