After losing their jobs in Kerala the impecunious young men Ramdas and Vijayan decide to migrate to Dubai to make their fortunes. However, they get deceived and end up in the neighbouring Tamil Nadu where they are mistaken as two criminal investigators by a group of smugglers.

Portraying the struggles of unemployed youths seeking jobs in the Middle East, this biting Malayalam satire takes a piercing look at the quirks (and inferiority complexes!) of middle-class society. Mohanlal and Sreenivasan’s endearing camaraderie has won many hearts over the years.