Godavari is a film about Sreeram, Seeta and the river cruise from Rajamundry to Bhadrachalam that brings them together. It is a semi-urban love story set against the scenic backdrop of the Godavari river aboard a houseboat also called "Godavari". Sreeram, aka Ram (Sumanth) finishes his masters from United States in engineering, but returns to India wishing to serve the people by entering politics.