The setting of the story is a picturesque village in the high ranges of Kerala, called Balanpillai City. Elsamma (Ann Augustine) is the eldest of four daughters of Maria Varkey (KPAC Lalitha). After her father's death, she started working as a newspaper agent/local reporter/delivery girl to earn extra income. Unnikrishnan, alias Palunni, (Kunchacko Boban) is a milkman and close friend of Elsamma who never revealed his love towards her. Kunnel Pappan (Nedumudi Venu) and Elsamma's family share very close ties, almost like one family. Elsamma is also a staunch activist who wants to close the local toddy shop run by a strongman Sugunan (Vijayaraghavan (actor)). This brings her into regular conflict with him as well as the Panchayat member Ramanan (Jagathy Sreekumar).