Interspersed with comedy and romance, this fast-paced action drama revolves around Vetrivel, an intelligent man, who is uncharacteristically employed as a temporary driver in Rishikeh, Uttranchal, at a company named Annamalai Transports.
Annamalai Transports is owned by Annamalai, an innocent and humorous man who is desperately in search of a suitable bride. To his frustration, Vetrivel always ends up spoiling prospective matches.
Annamalai Transports is headquartered in a building that is owned by a wealthy businessman, whose attractive daughter, Anjali arrives out of the blue to inspect the building's condition and collect its yearly rent. In the process, she meets and falls in love with Vetrivel, who reciprocates the emotion.
As their relationship grows deep, Vetrivel is forced to reveal his past. He's actually a member of the Indian Administrative Service and was an accomplished District Collector who was transferred on duty to Tanjore. Due to his fearless and forthright attitude, he develops a bitter enmity with Naachiyaar, the reigning underworld kingpin. Naachiyaar's son kidnaps the soon to be married sister of Vetrivel's friend and attempts to rape her. Vetrivel goes all out to save the girl and in the process also castrates him, in order to teach him a lesson. However, it leads to complications that lead to his death in the hospital. Meanwhile, the sister of his friend is happily married. Vowing revenge, Naachiyaar has Vetrivel's friend brutally murdered and sends all his men after Vetrivel.
Vetrivel is specially trained and assigned the task of protecting the Governor of Tanjore, whose life is under threat, but despite his best efforts, the governor is murdered and Vetrivel is framed for the crime. This is the true reason he is forced to bide his time and hide in Rishikesh. What tactics will Vetrivel employ to defeat his powerful enemies and prove his innocence?