故事发生在喀拉拉邦与卡纳塔克邦交界的卡图库努地区，那里雾气缭绕，群山耸立。这片风景既美丽又荒凉，大自然在这里守护着自己的秘密。这片区域荒野无人烟，只有狗叫声在森林覆盖的山丘间回荡，打破了这份寂静。卡图库努曾经是一位传奇的犬类繁殖者的故乡，如今这里已经成为故事变成传说的地方。留在这里的人只有一位年迈的女子、她的仆从男孩，以及那些前来为库里亚昌报仇的人。即使库里亚昌已经不在人世，人们仍然能感受到他的存在——他在那里注视着一切，等待着时机，同时也统治着这片山丘。

Kuttan, who has epilepsy and is feared by everyone in his village, is best friends with Haridas. To cure him of his ailment, Kuttan's marriage is fixed with Thankamani, who is in love with Haridas.

A seventeen year old Nambudiri widow gets pregnant and her orthodox community begins the ritual known as Smarthavicharam (Inquiry into conduct). Inspired by a controversial incident known as "Kuriyedathu Thathri Smarthavicharam" that happened around the beginning of 20th century in Kerala, India