In 1980, Madhuravani (Samantha), a journalist working for Prajavani newspaper, begins research on Savitri, the actress who is admitted to hospital in penury condition. Intrigued by her situation, she decides to write about what really happened to this great actress. Thus the story of Savitri who rose to becoming a top actress in 1955 is revealed in flashback.

How Savitri (Keerthy Suresh) became an actress, how she fell in love with Gemini Ganeshan (Dulquer Salmaan), how all her money was lost and how she got addicted to alcohol is narrated slowly.