Sam Alexander (Mohanlal), a fun-loving automobile workshop cum garage owner is more keen in scripting and directing plays than running his business. A theater addict, Sam, along with his friends, Pappu Mesthiri (Jagathi Sreekumar), Mammoonju (Kunjan), and Preman (Premkumar), is now working on ''Shakuntahlam'', the famous play by Kalidas. Gracy Kutty (Kaviyoor Ponnamma), his mother, is worried with his easy-going and careless attitude towards life.