Plot
Keerthi is a champion wrestler. Though she's supported by her uncle Ganesan, her own parents don't want to her to wrestle, because it makes getting her married much harder. Keerthi also refuses grooms who ask for dowry from her family. Ganesan is visiting his friend Ratnam, who is trying to find a match for his nephew Veera, who is demanding of what he wants in a wife: he wants her to be submissive, have long hair, and not be more educated than he is (he only completed eighth standard). Wanting to help Keerthi and her family, he proposes an alliance between her and Veera. Though Keerthi is furious about the conditions she has to pretend to be, she reluctantly agrees to appease her father. When they meet, Veera is immediately besotted by Keerthi. When he refuses to accept a dowry to marry her, Keerthi accepts Veera. The two marry, and settle in his hometown.
Veera gets into a dispute with local political leader Dass, and he puts Ratnam in jail and threatens Keerthi. When they visit a temple, Dass attacks Veera, and he gets cornered, but Keerthi comes to his rescue, revealing her true self. She warns Dass that he has to go through her to hurt Veera. Keerthi becomes revered in the village, while Veera meekly follows her lead, afraid of getting hurt by her. Ratnam is released from prison, and finds out about Keerthi. He goes to her home and insults her new respected status and persona, causing Keerthi to slap him in anger and not knowing the reason, Veera slaps Keerthi. Upset, Keerthi leaves home with Ganesan, and is taken back to her parents' house until Veera comes to his senses.
Keerthi finds out she has been enrolled in an upcoming wrestling tournament, and yells at Ganesan, believing he enrolled her. However, her father reveals that he enrolled her, wanting to let her be herself. Keerthi refuses until she is served with divorce papers from Veera. Unbeknownst to either, Ratnam had the papers filed. Veera is goaded by Ratnam into also enrolling in the tournament. Lokesh, Keerthi's coach who lusts after her, agrees to enroll Veera, and set up a match between him and Keerthi to increase business opportunities. Veera finds a coach willing to train him, and sees the hard work, and what women have to overcome, developing a newfound respect for Keerthi. He goes to talk to Ratnam, but encounters his aunt, Ratnam's wife, instead. She reveals that she knew the truth about Keerthi, and asked her why she agreed to the marriage. Keerthi admitted how much she really liked Veera. He then goes to reconcile with Keerthi, but Lokesh manipulates her, tricking Veera into believing that she doesn't wish to speak with him.
On the day of the match, Lokesh learns from the doctors that Keerthi is pregnant, making her ineligible to fight. Lokesh, though, refuses to tell her, and insists the match still go on. Keerthi and Veera face each other on the wrestling grounds, but she quickly faints. Veera tries to go with her to the hospital, but Lokesh makes him stay to fight another female wrestler. Furious at his interference, Veera insists he'll only fight Lokesh, and he agrees. Lokesh gets the upper hand on Veera, and taunts him by revealing Keerthi is pregnant. Furious, Veera fights Lokesh off, defeating and severely injuring him. Afterwards, he gives a speech to the press about how women fight so hard for their dreams, but encounter so many obstacles, and he should've been more supportive of Keerthi.
Veera goes to the hospital, where Keerthi is recovering, and finds out about the divorce papers. He reveals Ratnam's manipulation, and insists he doesn't want a divorce. However, Keerthi still does, as she wants their child to get a chance at a wrestling career that she never did. Veera tells Keerthi that she can still have that career after their child is born and promises to support her, saying that from now on, she only needs to fight with her opponent, not with her family. The couple reconciles.
Sometime later, Keerthi wins another wrestling match, while Veera and their daughter cheer her on.
