Chanthu, a poor orphan and Aromal are cousins and belong to the Chekavar clan, a warrior clan who hire themselves out as duellers to settle disputes among the rich and powerful. Aromal, jealous of the much more talented Chanthu, makes life miserable for him and Chanthu decides to leave and live with Aringodar, a rival chekavan, as his pupil. When the two sons of a local landlord have a property dispute and decide to hire Aromal and Aringodar to duel it out, Chanthu has to decide where his loyalty lies - with the family of the uncle who brought him up or with Aringodar who provided him with sanctuary.

ചന്തുവിനെ തേടി അരിങ്ങോടരുടെ അങ്ക കളരിയില്‍ എത്തിയ പുത്തൂരം വീട്ടിലെ പുതു നാമ്പുകളുടെ പ്രതികാര വാക്കുകളില്‍ ചന്തുവിന്‍റെ മനസ്സ് കലുഷിതമാവുന്നു, ഇവിടെ ആരും അറിയാത്ത, ആര്‍ക്കും അറിയാത്ത ചന്തുവിന്‍റെ മനസ്സ് കുട്ടിമാണിക്ക് മുന്നില്‍ തുറക്കുകയാണ് .

Fakir bir yetim olan Chanthu zengin ve güçlüler arasında uyuşmazlıkları çözmek için kendilerini düello yapan kişiler olarak çalışan savaşçı bir klan olan Çkavar klanına aittir. Aromal, çok daha yetenekli Chanthu'yu kıskandırır, hayat onu sefil yapar ve Chanthu, öğrencisi olarak rakip bir chekavan olan Aringodar'la (Kaptan Raju) ayrılmaya ve yaşama kararı verir. Chanthu ve Aromal kuzendirler. Yerel bir toprak ağacının iki oğlu bir mülk anlaşmazlığına sahip olduğunda ve onu düello için Aromal ve Aringodar'ı kiralamaya karar verirse Chanthu, sadakatinin nerede olduğuna karar vermelidir - onu yetiştiren amcanın ailesi ya da onunla birlikte Aringodar ile birlikte barınak.