She's constantly fending off unwanted sexual advances from prominent men in her village and is generally vexed at the state of her life.

He initially refuses but changes his mind when he realises her family will eventually force her into sex work.

Worried about losing her and the money she could bring in, they take her to a corrupt samiyar to convince her to agree to sex work.

He attempts to rape then kills her but tells her family she's agreed to sex work and left the country with a rich man.

Kasthoori finally finds herself in a position to exact revenge but must face multiple obstacles.

[3][4] Thiraignani of Kalki praised Mahendran for softening the revenge story as much on the screen instead of speeding up while also appreciating the acting of star cast, Ashok Kumar's cinematography and concluded saying despite being a ghost story it does not make the viewer yawn.