 Being from a middle-class orthodox Brahmin family, Sundaresan lives with his sick wife Bhagyalakshmi (Lakshmi), his daughter Lalitha (Charmila), and his son Ramkumar (Ganeshkar).Lalitha falls in love with Lakshmanan (Babloo Prithiveeraj), while Ramkumar wants to become an engineer.Sundaresan asks them a huge dowry for the wedding, and the principal of the engineering school asks them for a huge amount to enroll their son.