Saraswathi is a lady separated from her husband. She and her daughter Thilakam take refuge in her sister's household in Tiruchi. Saraswathi needs her daughter Thilakam to be married to her brother Sekhar. However her uncle Sambasivam needs to marry Thilakam to a wealthy however previous man in Bombay. Sambasivam's son Gunasekharan is towards this plan and needs Thilakam to be married to Sekhar.
