The story of the film is loosely based on a novel named 'Godavari Kathalu', written by BVS Rama Rao. The film is set in 1986, in Bangarappeta village near Rajahmundry. Malli (Aadhi) and Chitra (Lakshmi Manchu) is a newlywed couple who are forced to battle it out against a devastating flood of the River Godavari. They lose all hope of survival, so they decide to narrate the darkest moments of their lives to each other after they find a support to rest on.

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Sundeep, a youngster from Vizag, meets Anu, a NRI girl who comes to India to meet her father, and falls in love with her. Soon, he realises that Anu’s life is in danger. How he sets everything right forms the rest of the story.