The story of Gen Raghavan, an upright, no-nonsense soldier who is looking forward to a peaceful retired life. An unexpected turn of events leads to him being appointed as the chief. He finds himself in confrontation with the prime minister, who is leading an unstable, corruption ridden government. He learns that the prime minister is planning to take certain decisions that would be irrevocably harmful to national interest. When his attempts to convince fail, he decides to take things into his own hand.