Her uncle Kumaresan agrees to Kalyani marrying his son Sadhasivam who is a master's degree qualified person living in Chennai.

At first Sadhasivam wonders how an uneducated woman could be his wife, but when he visits the village and finds Kalyani's beauty and intelligence, he agrees to marry her.

Kumaresan tells Kalyani's mother that she should give 10 thousand rupees cash and jewellery worth the same amount should be given as dowry.

He meets a rich girl Susheela at the race course and goes to work as a manager in her bungalow.

Pannaiyar, in connivance with the dancer, makes it known that the jewellery worn by Kalyani is not genuine gold, but only gilt.

When his son Sadhasivam pleads, he sends him away to Banares for further studies.Pannaiyar's younger brother Ramachandran takes pity for Kalyani and tells her that he will give the 10 thousand rupees for her.

He fools Kumaresan by staging a drama showing himself as a rich man.

But he is adamant and says she can step into the house only with the jewellery.Meanwhile, the dancer Bharatham Pattammal snatches the original jewellery from Pannaiyar.Sadhasivam returns home after completing his higher studies.How everything is sorted out forms the rest of the film.