Iringannoor Bharatha Pisharody, a professor at the Sanskrit University, is a knowledgeable man with a keen interest in the
Vedas,
Astrology, and
Kathakali. He is the author of various critical works regarding
Adi Shankara and winner of numerous awards. Meera is his fiancée by birth (
murapennu), being the daughter of his maternal uncle, Balarama Pisharody, and also his student. Bharathan is diagnosed with
bipolar disorder and hides it from his family. Due to the same reason, he does not encourage Meera's love for him. Despite Bharathan's expressed dislike, both families agree to their wedding, and the dates are fixed. As the auspicious day dawns, Bharathan becomes desperate and leaves home. As the bride arrives for the wedding, she and her family realize to their utter dismay and desolation that the groom has disappeared. Gloom settles over the household, and Meera is inconsolable. Years pass and Bharathan is considered to be dead as he sent notice as such to his family. He roams around the holy shrines of
Haridwar,
Kedarnath,
Rishikesh, and
Rudraprayag. One day, his mother and younger brother on a pilgrimage to the
Hindu holy lands accidentally see Bharathan on the banks of the holy
Ganges. They convince him to return, and his family is happy to have him back. His brother, Prabhakan (Biju Menon), is married and his sister, Bhama, is awaiting marriage proposals. Bharathan does not seem right and people think he is addicted to drugs. He causes a scene in his college and at Bhama's engagement, insulting the groom and his father. Prabhakaran loses his cool and breaks his suitcase, only to find his reports from medical college saying that Bharathan has bipolar disorder. Bharatan admits to faking a drug addiction to hide his disorder. He says it is like slipping while walking; the mind slips from its normal self. He reveals that he went to Keezhpalli Narayanan Nambeesan and told him about his problem. The disorder is similar to suddenly carrying 100 people in a boat that is supposed to carry only four. His brain is crowded with too many thoughts. He tells Meera that marriage will be a disaster and this is why he decided to run away. Meera tells him that she will take care of him no matter what. Bharathan sets about making things right. He apologizes at his college and to Bhama's groom asking him to marry her. They agree on the condition that he would not be attending. After a lot of struggle, Bharathan convinces Meera's father to give her hand to him in marriage. He later accepts a position as be Sanskrit professor at the college. The last scene shows them going on a pilgrimage to the
Vadukkumnathan temple. ==Cast==