Ganesh (Parthiban), is the only son of Mudaliar-Gounder intercaste marriage (Jaiganesh and Sathyapariya), and he loses several prospective brides due to this and spends his time dreaming of marriage. On a bus ride to Chengalpattu to take up a promotion as a bank manager, he gets involved in an accident. The scene shifts to three months later when he finally shows up at Chengalpattu. Nandini (Devayani), lives in the house opposite to his, showers affection on him, giving him coffee, providing him with hot water, etc. Ganesh falls in love with Nandini but when he visits her family with his parents to talk about marriage, she rejects him.