Mukundan a middle-aged bachelor is forced to return to his native Kaikurussi a sleepy village in Kerala. Determined to conquer old ghosts Mukundan decides to restore his childhood home and hires One-Screw-Loose Bhasi an outcast painter to oversee the renovations. A practitioner of a unique style of healing Bhasi is intrigued by Mukundan's unhappiness and sets about mending his troubled friend. But the durability of Mukundan's transformation into a better man is soon called into question.