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Raju lives a poor lifestyle in rural India along with his parents. He meets with a wealthy city girl, both fall in love, and get married much to the chagrin of her father who decides to separate them with much success. When she gives birth to Akila, she goes to meet with Raju, but he refuses to speak with her. Now an Engineer, she is assigned the task of building a railroad bridge that is jinxed by the frequent appearance of a ferocious and fearless lion that continually preys on laborers. Local people believe that the site of the railroad bridge should have been a temple, as an idol of Devi Maa was found buried there, but the authorities refuse to believe this. They seek the assistance of Raju to kill this beast and he agrees to do so. Whenever he sets a trap, the lion avoids the trap and manages to kill even more laborers. Raju's parents, while trying to protect Akila, are also killed. Then one day Akila goes missing and both Raju and his wife, temporarily setting aside their differences, begin a frantic search little knowing that she has wandered on to the territory of the lion.

Chronicling the many trials and hardships inflicted upon a poor village Pandit Vishwa Buva, a devotee of Bhagwan Shri Ganesh, his devout wife, Tulsi, his atheist step-brother, Shankar, on whom they are financially dependent, and the oppressive village Patil, Sarjerao. Things only get worse when Shankar stops sending money after losing his job, returns home, remains unemployed, refuses to pay veneration at the Mandir, while Sarjerao buys out the heavily mortgaged house of Vishwa, and then has him arrested for stealing jewelry from the Mandir.

A mother's unique punishment for her son's lies leads him to promise complete honesty. But when faced with a critical moment, Suraj must decide if some lies are worth telling - even if it means breaking his vow to his mother.