Selvanayakam, also known as Selvam, is a poor but hard-working fisherman in love with Bhagyam, a woman from the same fishing hamlet. After a dispute with the locals, Selvam relocates to a neighboring village to fish but is feared dead during a cyclone. He eventually returns alive but, unable to find Bhagyam, marries another woman. Meanwhile, Bhagyam gives birth to Selvam’s child but lives in isolation, separate from Selvam, who has become a wealthy businessman. Years later, their son Rajan learns about his father and grows to resent him for abandoning his mother. Driven by anger, Rajan aligns with his father’s rivals, engaging in a prolonged conflict with Selvam in both business and personal matters. The makeup for old look of Kamal Haasan was done by who revealed the look is inspired from a character from the 1980 film . The music was composed by . Sindhu-Jeeva of praised Kamal Haasan’s acting, Viswanathan’s cinematography and Ilaiyaraaja’s music but felt unit who worked a lot in the idea of taking gold and making jewellery not realising it is just clay and concluded Meen (fish) in Malayalam, Karuvadu (dried fish) in Tamil.