Sivakumar is raised by his grandfather Varadarajan, a respected weaver in Kanchipuram, whose own son Murugan, is just a couple of years older than Sivakumar. When Siva gets into trouble with the cops, his father Ganesan sends him off to Chennai with Murugan, who is married to rich textile showroom owner Chandrasekaran. Varadarajan and Chandrasekaran have a history between them ...