Vijay is the son of a poor and his only aim in life is to study to get a good job. Meanwhile the daughter of the richest man of the village falls in love with Vijay. But he keeps shunning her and getting away from her. She decides to know the reason of his behavior. Vijay narrates a flash back story of his friend Ajith's unsuccessful love story with Gayathri and ended up committing suicide after his lover's marriage. So he hates love. Vijay later he falls in love with a girl, meanwhile issues of class arise in the village, but finally Vijay and his lover overcome all the issues and unite together.

The film notably featured Ajith and Vijay together at an early stage of their careers, with the pair later going on to become two leading actors in the Tamil film industry. The film was made at a time when Ajith Kumar was yet to deliver a full fledged successful film, while Vijay appeared in primarily his father's productions.