
Manickam loses the fight and comes home to tell Kannaki has cheated him. Manickam takes the cock to fight, against Choman's cock. On her idea, Kannaki gives an untrained cock on the pretense that she had trained the cock to fight, to Manickam. A local fortune teller Kanakamma (Kalpana) keeps feeding ideas and false news into Kannaki's ears about Manickam. Kannaki meanwhile, out of love, tries to get Manickam out of the local game and enviously out of the clutches of Kumudam. Choman and the Gounder had fallen out with Kannaki. Choman is angered by all this and develops a hurt feeling towards his best friend. Kumudam is heart broken, but still maintains a level of loyalty in hope that, Manickam will realize her love. Manickam meets Kumudam and explains to her that he has a sisterly affection to her and not of that of a lover. He wants Manickam to marry his sister and goes to the extent of announcing their wedding at a public function. When Choman comes to know of this, he is furious. Kannaki and Manickam become very close and he takes a decision to marry her. Kannaki like Manickam and Choman’s sister Kumudam (Geetu Mohandas) admires him. Manickam is actually fighting for Choman in his regular cockfights with the Gounder (Manoj K.Jayan). Manickam excels in the local game of ‘ Cockfight’ and has acquired the mastery of the game and of the bird. Kannaki revolves around Manickam (Lal) and Choman (Siddique) who are best friends in a local village. Nandita Das as Kannaki (Voice By Bhagyalekshmi).
