Shevanta is raped in the tribal Jungle by a foreign officer she gives birth to baby girl and villagers kill Shevanta as he has given birth to a illegitimate child.Gangaram takes care of her baby and names her Chaani who grows up to be lovable and hard working helping villagers.But everyone considers her a curse and unlucky.Dinu a school going kid befriends Chaani and starts to look for her with respect which nobody did he calls her sister and they develop a good bond.Appa Savkar lures Chaani and she feels he loves her finding it difficult to understand that he is using her.Dinu's bonds so strong with Chaani that he prays she should marry a good person.