The film begins with Shantidevi(Vijayshanti) being announced as the number one Industrialist in India. Shantidevi is a feminist,rich and arrogant lady and rules her company with an iron hand. Enters Krishnan (rajini)who is a kind-hearted man who works as a wielder in Mumbai and comes to Chennai to see his mother. Krishnan and Shantidevi meet at the airport and their first meeting ends on a bitter note.