After his son challenges him to study and become an auditor, a father joins his son's college to teach him a lesson about hard work and determination.

Raghu (Dhanush) is a middle-class boy who lives with his mother and father.

A cinema enthusiast, who appears to be the son of a gifted and skilled mridangam maker, determines to become a musician after carting an instrument to Vembu Iyer, a well-known mridangam player.   

NTR Mahanayakudu is the sequel to the first film that depicted the life of the veteran actor, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (Balakrishna) on the big screen.

The villages of Singampatti and Puliyampatti are at odds with each other. After his granduncle reveals to him the history of his heroic heritage, Seemaraja, the generous and carefree prince of Singampatti, becomes a responsible king and saviour of his people.