Uttama Villain, Kamal Haasan (as Manoranjan) is a superstar, who realises that he is counting his final days due to a brain tumour. So he suddenly decides to return the advance taken from a producer and instead he wants to do a comedy film with his mentor and guru (K Balachander) as his final wish. This is big news that comes as a shock to everyone, including his family and manager. How Kamal Haasan goes about it, forms the rest of the story.