Mahendran and Maya split up after 5 years of living together. After a long time Maya calls him from a Himalayan valley mountain, which has been devastated by bad weather. Mahendran then begins an aimless journey which soon turns into a search.

The renowned director of S Durga made his remarkable debut with this philosophical meditation on relationships. _Oraalppokkam is a captivating romantic drama that also doubles up as a caustic comment on how human activities invariably lead to natural calamities.