

Latha is engaged to Arul (Rajesh), son of Kayavarnam and her wedding was supposed to take place in a week. Vetrivel and Saravanan plan to kidnap Subha during a temple festival but the plan fails as they accidentally kidnap another girl Latha (Nikhila Vimal) by mistake. Vetrivel urges his father to approach Rajamanickam with a marriage proposal between Saravanan and Subha for which Rajamanickam opposes citing caste differences. Meanwhile, Vetrilvel develops a liking for an agriculture researcher Janani (Miya). Saravanan falls in love with his classmate Subha (Varsha), the only daughter of Rajamanickam. In 2010, Vetrivel (Sasi Kumar) is a organic-fertiliser vendor, who lives in a nearby village with his parents (Ilavarasu and Renuka) and brother Saravanan (Ananth Nag).

Kayavaram portrays the suicide as heart attack, and promises revenge on Rajamanickam, effectlively severing their relationship. Rajamanickam wins with a high vote difference and his brother-in-law hangs himself. His brother-in-law vehemently refuses and the election heavily contested. Rajamanickam agrees with the villagers, and asks his brother-in-law to withdraw. Meanwhile, leaders of 8 villages gather with Rajamanickam, and convince him to contest, as the Village Chief post will be contested by many people with wrong intentions if Rajamanickam doesn't contest. Rajamanickam relents without thoughts, and his sister goes happy. His pregnant step-sister Kayavarnam (Viji Chandrasekhar) approaches him with a request that he should not contest the upcoming election for Village Chief, as her husband wants to contest. "Maniakkarar" Rajamanickam (Prabhu) is a rich landlord in a village in Tanjore. In 1987, PM Rajiv Gandhi announces the re-creation of Local Self administration bodies in india, and the plans for elections.
