Sudhi (Mohanlal) is a poor auto-rickshaw driver who meets Meenakshi(Rekha), granddaughter of a well to do family. Sudhi and Meenakshi falls in love for each other and faces strong opposition from her family but the lone support of her grand father, Krishna Pillai (Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair).
The film portrays life of auto-rickshaw drivers in a realistic manner and there struggles for existence.
The film was a huge blockbuster and 2nd highest grosser after his highness abdhulla in Kerala Box office in 1990.
