[1] The film begins in a village where a naïve girl, Lakshmi, loves a devious & materialistic Dharmaraju, and her grandfather, Parandhamaiah, fixes their alliance.
At the same time, Dharmaraju's maternal uncle Raghunatha Rao a millionaire aspires to knit his daughter with him but when Lakshmi is pregnant.
Years roll by, and Gopi rises under the pampering of Dayanidhi and treats Lakshmi as a servant.
Before dying, he divulges the fact to Gopi when he aims to prove his mother's purity.
Finally, the movie ends on a happy note with the marriage of Gopi & Madhavi.