Thiruvambadi Thamban (Jayaram) hails from a family that have been supplying elephants for temple processions for years. To add some romance to the story, Jayaram is given company by Haripriya who plays a Brahmin girl in the film. On the way back to Kerala from the Gajamela at Sonepur, Thiruvambadi Thamban (Jayaram) happens to confront Shaktivel (Kishore) in Tamil Nadu. Shaktivel is a cruel politician and landlord and the character of Jayaram fails to understand that he rules the place. Soon, in a fast tracked series of events, Shaktivel and his men go in search for Thamban and his people. Thiruvambadi Thamban follows a never ending travail of son trying to save his father from an extremely dangerous enemy.