Kalikkalam unveils the story of a burglar who is known by different names in different places. He is a kind person and uses the money burgled to help poor and orphans. During one of his burglaries, he happens to witness a murder for which a police officer named Shekharan is falsely accused. He helps Shekharan to prove his innocence. For this, he had to confess his crimes and surrender in front of the law. On the parallel, a romance story between Mammootty's character and a young Christian girl, Annie, is shown. It was a Blockbuster during its time.