The first is Kistaiah, a callow paralyzed due to current shock at 7, and the younger Raghu, to obtain a degree at the town.

Ramanamma shelters a benevolent orphan, Radha, as a maid who wins everyone's hearts and sincerely serves Kistaiah.

Meanwhile, Rangoon Raja, a vicious nephew of Soubhagyam who conducts confidence games, intrudes in the house with his sibling Janaki.

Now, he started a grand circus show in the town, mingling sly old mates Anarkali & her mother, Manju.

As a last-ditch choice, Raja plans a dangerous feat of "elephant & kid," for which he abducts Kistaiah's baby.