
Dhruv,agoodheartedbutcomplacentwildliferesearcherfromthecity,isfacedwiththetaskofconductinga‘mammalsurvey’ofthe600-square-kilometreKodaikanalWildlifeSanctuaryinTamilNadu.Armedwith40-year-oldmapsoftheareaandaGPSdevice,hemustnavigatetheparkonfootandherecruitsalocaltribesmanfromthearea-Dorai,toserveashisguide.TheseverityofthetaskimmediatelybecomesapparenttoDhruv.Asidefromthephysicalchallengeposed,hestruggleswithhiswaywardassistant.NotonlyisDoraiaddictedtoalcohol,buthealsoappearstobeterrifiedofofficialsanduniforms.Throughthecourseoftheirjourney,however,thetwoforgeanunlikelyfriendshipandarelationshipbetweenequals.WhenanaccidenttakeshimtoDorai’svillage,thewoolof‘civilisation’isliftedfromDhruv’seyesandhisattitudestowardsthemarginalisedaretransformed.