A contract worker in Sudan is abducted by mercenaries and his lover in India awaits his return.

Maryan (Dhanush) is an aggressive fisherman who is slowly attracted to the feisty Panimalar (Parvathy) who is crazy about him. But Theekkurissi (Vinayakan) a local moneylender sets his eye on the beautiful Pani and wants to marry her in return to the huge loan that her father (Salimkumar) had taken. To get Pani, Maryan decides to go and work in Sudan, Africa as a construction worker under a contract of two years. But on the day of his return, he along with co-workers is abducted and held ransom by Africans to get money from the company they work for. 'Does Maryan escape from the hot deserts where he is tortured?' forms the rest of the story.—Surya Kumar

Maryan - Based in a true event This film is a gritty adventure drama about the undying human will to survive and the power of love. Maryan grew up a fisherman, and a lover of the ocean, Circumstances and hardship force him to leave Panimalar, the love of his life, to take a job in the Oil rigs of strife torn Sudan in northern Africa. Maryan's stint in Sudan takes a dark turn when he, and three other workers, are hostage by local militia. The Militia is ruthless, coldblooded killers, intent on extorting a ransom. Somehow, he steals a pone call to Panimalar. Her words breathe life into Maryan, rousing the fighter in him. His will to survive is born again—Anonymous