The story, set in the Malabar culture, revolves around a bus conductor (Mammootty) who also owns the bus. Jayasurya is MammoottyÕs nephew. Mammootty faces all kinds of troubles and responsibilities. On one hand he has to take on the wily cop (Anil) who also runs a bus company on the sly. Then the problems within the family come to hand. Jayasurya's dalliance with a local girl (Bhavana) ends in her becoming pregnant and he leaves for Dubai leaving her in the lurch. The responsibility of looking after her also falls on Mammootty's shoulders. Misunderstandings pop up in the family and his only solace is his sweet heart Nikitha. The story then is about how Mammootty unties all the knots of distrust and disappointments in the family.