In 1936, Haribabu and Sitadevi meet at the Madras Cultural Club in Madras Presidency and realize that they are studying at the same college. Sitadevi is the princess of Rachakonda estate, whereas Haribabu belongs to a lower caste and is the grandson of a local barber. By the time they graduate, they have fallen in love. However, their families learn Haribabu and Sitadevi's affair and instigate a fight between people of both castes. Hundreds of people from both sides die and a fence (Kanche) is erected to separate the two groups forever.
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