Jagannathan, a mafia don in Bombay moves to Kanimangalam village. He wins the love of the locals, but finds trouble with a feudal lord, Appan Thamburan, after he decided to resume a traditional festival banned by Appan.

Appan, a sadistic feudal lord torments the Kanimangalam villagers with his goons and powerful family members who can even oppose the government decisions in the region. When a gangster from Bombay underworld moves in , shift of power happens, winning the heart of locals who unanimously crown him as their "sixth lord".

A mafia boss (Mohanlal) from Bombay moves to a village and takes over a small temple complex inhabited by a young girl (Manju Warrier) and her surrogate father. Starting off as a mercurial grouch, he soon turns into a benevolent patriarch, protecting citizens from an evil landlord (Narendra Prasad).—Joyojeet Pal