[1] The film stars Kashinath[2][3] as Mangaluru Manjunatha and Master Manjunath as his sidekick Gopi in main roles.
Mangalooru Manjunath is a poor Brahmin, naive, honest, aspiring music director with a huge family back home to support.
They move into an upper portion of the house where Sandhya lives with her grandfather, mother, sister, and a disabled brother.
Initially, Sandhya sympathizes with Manjunath's unfortunate financial situation but eventually falls for his naive innocence and integrity in spite of his difficulties.
Manjunath initially refuses Sandhya's advances fearing her family and his financial inability to support her but eventually accepts her love.