Nadodi Mannan

Marthandan is chosen by a majority of the imperial council of the kingdom of Ratnapuri to be its new ruler after the previous king died without naming a successor. However, the kingdom's Rajaguru (high priest) Vijayavarman, plans to kill Marthanda and make his cousin Pingalan king. Veerangan, the look-alike of the late king, is imprisoned for his actions in Naganathapuram, a nearby town. They are pardoned and released on the occasion of the coronation.