Southern India in the late 1800s. As the first girl born to the Nachimada family in over 60 years, Devi is the object of adoration of her entire family. Strong-willed and confident, she befriends the shy Devanna, a young boy whose mother has died. The two quickly become inseparable, until Devi meets Machu the tiger killer, a hunter of great repute. Soon they fall deeply in love, an attraction that drives a wedge between Devi and Devanna. It is this tangled relationship among the three that leads to a devastating tragedy-- an event that forever changes their fates and has unforeseen consequences for generations to come.