Siva is the foster son of a good village elder. The village elder needs to get his granddaughter married to Siva. However Siva incurs the wrath of the village elder's son-in-law when the villagers unanimously elect him head of the village panchayat. The anger turns into suspicion when Siva offers shelter to a lady named Thamarai and her new-born child. Siva's kindness is misinterpreted, and even his lover shuns him.