A hangman questions the moral implications of his job after learning that he executed an innocent man.

Vishwam and Sita, who resist the opposition from their families, elope and marry. The unemployed couple begin a happier married life, but soon land in a sea of perils without a source of income.

The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and trade union activist. He is forced to go underground after his name was associated with the murder of the owner of a tile factory. He is considered to be dead by his party and they even erect a memorial for him. But he makes an unexpected comeback almost 10 years later, after the first communist ministry gained and lost power in Kerala and after the Communist Party of India has split. On his return, he spends his time sleeping and drinking. His come back is first a puzzle and then an embarrassment to his comrades and family. As the disappointment on his new face grows, he is found murdered. The film ends when both the communist parties jointly celebrate his martyrdom.

Thommy is the loyal servant of Bhaskara Pattelar, a ruthless tyrant. He struggles between obedience and morality.

A young man narrates two conflicting accounts of his life, changing the details and incidents in both, as he slowly approaches madness.

主人公Kunjunni的大学时代里，共产主义是时尚的信仰。喀拉拉成为印度第一个民主选举产生共产党的城市。在新力量作用下，家庭的土地公有化。多年以后，他仍然相信共产主义将会解决所有的社会问题。而他的同志们也督促他革命化，他变得疏离政党政治，并加入一个毛派组织。当警察局和地主被攻击时，他成为嫌疑犯被逮捕，他的生活面临着又一次重要转折....... Kunjunni is the man of the story. Entering college， communism is fashionable and he takes it up naturally. Kerala becomes the first cit y to democratically elect a communist party. Under new power， the family land is given away. Years later， he runs a printing press， still believing communism will cure all social ills. While his comrades prod him to be more revolutionary， Kunjunni gets disenchanted by party politics and joins a Maoist faction. When police stations and landlords are attacked， he becomes suspect and is arrested， marking another critical departure in his life.

Unni is the last male heir of a decaying feudal family in rural Kerala. His inability to accept the socio-economic changes of a new society causes him to gradually withdraw into isolation and paranoia.