The film is based on the battle exploits of Kunjali Marakkar IV, the naval chieftain of the Samoothiri. Kunjali Marakkars organised the first ever naval defense off the Malabar Coast of India against the Portuguese invasion, for almost a century.

Isaak Ibrahem puts in all his sweat and blood to direct his first movie, and it becomes India's official entry to the Oscars. The games and politics awaiting him there on aren't pretty.

When an entire village is troubled by an illegal hooch baron, the people turn to a flamboyant don with a heart of gold to save them.