The film stars Prem Nazir, Adoor Bhasi, Prameela and Sankaradi.
One day he over hears, the Brahmin hotel owner, Sheshadri Iyer, telling a man looking for a job that he hires only Brahmans.
Mathew pretends to be a Brahman called Vilvaadiri Iyer and secures a job at the hotel as waiter.
Mathew borrows money from Sheshadri Iyer and sends it home to be given as dowry for his sister.
He had married a Brahman lady and changed his name when he too had difficulty finding a job in Chennai.