An honest temple priest takes on more than he can handle when he bearswitness to a murder and gives evidence in a court of law against apowerful landlord in hisvillage. The landlord bribes his way to freedom andengineers a ploy to ruin the priests reputation and his status among hispeers in the village. Ashamed of histarnished reputation the priest commitssuicide|and leaves his wife and young children to face the atrocities ofthe evil landlord. The son flees the village andtravels to Mumbai to make alife| but returns years later to avenge the shame caused to his family.