Gundello Godari is about a newlywed couple who are forced to battle it out against a devastating flood of the River Godavari. They lose all hope of survival, so they decide to narrate the darkest moments of their lives to each other after they find a support to rest on. The film is set in 1986, in Bangarappeta village near Rajahmundry which is a part of the State of Andhra Pradesh, India.