K. Rishi Kumar, an Indian man, becomes the CEO of a US-based software company, Origin, and meets his college friends and lecturers at a party in New York. 7 years ago,Hailing from a middle-class family in Hyderabad, he dreamt to make it big in the software industry and has a tense relationship with his father, K. Satyanarayana, a clerk in a private company who is constantly pressurized by moneylenders. Rishi moved to Vizag for his post-graduation in IIET and he befriends Pooja and Ravi Shankar. Ajay, one of the class toppers, becomes jealous after seeing Rishi surpass him in all the exams. MP Bhanu Prasad who is Ajay's father, a politician, and a minister, offers Rishi money in exchange for stepping down as the topper, but Rishi refuses and also thrashes his henchmen.
Later, Rishi declines Pooja's marriage proposal, feeling that it would hinder his career, and tells her that she is a burden in his heart and it affects to his career ambitious. They break up, and Rishi's friendship with Ravi, who tried to mend their relation, also gets spoiled. Ajay is selected by a top company, Origin, with the highest package in the college. However, he comes to know that Rishi developed an AI-based operation system and used it to get a much better opportunity with another company. Ajay conspires to stop Rishi from attending the campus interview by accusing him of stealing the examination papers. However, Rishi is found innocent and allowed to write his exams. Within a short time, he moves to New York and becomes a leading executive in Origin. However, the sudden demise of his father leaves him shattered, following which he takes his mother to the USA.
The film returns to the present, where Rishi is devastated to learn from his professor that Ravi took the blame for stealing the examination papers in order to save him. Ravi's father committed suicide, and his marriage with his girlfriend, Pallavi, is called off. Rishi reunites with Ravi in the latter's hometown, where he learns that Ravi has been protesting alone against a company that plans to take away the village farmland for laying oil pipelines. Rishi asks Vivek Mittal, the millionaire businessman behind the project, to exclude the village but the latter declines. Hence, Rishi sets up his own office in the village to attract media attention and to set a stage for Ravi to express his concerns. Pooja, now working in a gaming company, is sent by her boss, along with an assistant, to meet Rishi regarding sponsorship for a new game. Rishi talks to Pallavi's father and helps fix the broken alliance. Ravi is then made the village leader to express their concerns of the people to the government.