Satyam (Madala Ravi) a common man who is unemployed fights against social evils and vested interests. He gets the job of a security guard (the gunman) to the minister of state. The film revolves around how he practically witnesses and revolts against the atrocities of politicians, bureaucrats and social evils and awakens the people of the state to revolt against the corrupted politicians and saves the people from exploitation. The film was highly appreciated and was a big hit. Madala Ravi won the best debut hero award and the film won many progressive awards. The audio of the film was very successful as the lyrics were written by veteran popular writers .