A seven-year-old spends time happily with his father and step mother. But with the birth of a new baby in the family, he’s unable to tolerate the competition for parental love, and kills the newborn.

A young woman is murdered right in front of a police station. The inspector at the station suspects her boyfriend, a private detective, who claims he is innocent.

Set against the backdrop of a slum in Chennai, the movie is about the relationships between a few slum dwellers and how some anti-social elements create unrest in their lives.