Andolan is a story that reflects life of a common man in today's world. Pradhan (Vikram Gokhale) lives with his wife (Asha Parekh) and his 2 sons Aniket (Govinda) and Adarsh (Sanjay Dutt). Both go to the same college, where Adarsh the Prankster, continues to play pranks in college.
Meanwhile, Aniket finds that beautiful Guddi (Mamta Kulkarni) has a crush on him and eventually also falls in love with her. Adarsh who is honest at heart believes in doing social work for the poor factory workers. But his acts go too far to irk Baba Naik (Rami Reddy) and factory owner Sabra (Dalip Tahil).
Fearing Aniket's influence on local public, Baba Naik and Sabra start threatening his family. Along with corrupt police, Sabra puts a false charge of Pradhan's murder on Adarsh, which leads him to jail where he is brutally tortured. After his release, he swears revenge by becoming an equivalent opponent.
He changes completely, loses all faith in this father's values and becomes a dreaded name to deal with. But, will Aniket be a part of this revolt or will it be a single man's fight against the entire gang of criminals?