Nirmala (Padmini) is a poor however gifted younger dancer who falls in love with a wealthy man's son Sekar (Gemini Ganesan), however he's compelled to marry a wealthy man's daughter Prathiba (Tambaram Lalitha). Nirmala guarantees to her lover that she's going to by no means dance in public. Attributable to numerous circumstances, Sekar's home is up for public sale, and as a way to save him, she performs in public. With the cash thus earned, she saves his home, however Sekar is unaware of this. When he learns the reality, he begins looking out of her, and within the meantime, Prathiba, who's now reformed, commits suicide. Sekar meets Nirmala, who's on the verge of committing suicide, and they're reunited.
