Raju (Manoj) saves Santosh, son of Babaji (Dandapani), a local don, from his rivals. Babaji gives Raju a job in his gang on learning that he was in search of job. Raju loses his heart to a girl Anjali (Sheela) and on her advice, quits goondagiri with Babaji and starts selling stuffed toys. Anjali and Raju get engaged with the blessings their parents.Later, Anjali once finds Raju in a redlight area and is being trampled by police. Raju tries to meet her and explain his innocence. But by that time, Anjali's father (Bharani) commits suicide. As Raju fails in his love, returns to Babaji.However, he finds that Santosh was in love with Anjali and wanted to marry her. But Anjali's marriage was fixed with some other boy (Santosh Pawan). Raju wished Anjali married to a boy of her choice opposes Babaji. In the climax, Anjali realizes Raju was innocent, but became a scapegoat to save her father's prestige. Babaji stabs Raju for opposing him but on learning that Raju loved Anjali admits him to a h