Mansarra is a specific species of rice. According to legend, it doesn't sprout alone; its seeds are typically mixed with other rice species before planting. A couple’s marriage is tested by fertility issues and by the husband’s growing bond with a single mother and her son.

Degree Maaila is the only English graduate in a village, who has returned from a city. As the campus committee is warned to run the English classes properly or bear the consequences of shutting down, they decide to hire him for the job, which he declines. Maaila's love interest and the committee want him to take up the job but he is adamant.