A traditional middle-class family – a school head master, his wife, their four sons and their children- in a small Orissa town. The obviously quiet joint family has tensions within. The head-master realizes the changing moods and forces responsible for pulling every one apart.

Maya Miriga which is, by turns, an unfortunate family story told more in sadness than anger, or an incisive critique of contemporary mores and methods. Starkly told, the film, however, relies on a lyrical poignancy, which is never allowed to turn unduly sentimental.