Shantha, a young woman, falls in love with Moorthi, an unemployed man. To get closer to him, she tells her uncle Dharmalinga Mudaliar to appoint him as her tuition teacher. However, Moorthi loves another woman named Meenakshi. A man who dislikes Moorthi succeeds in having him imprisoned on a fabricated charge. Moorthi escapes from prison and becomes a burglar to sustain himself. Shocked by the problems he faces, Shantha trains herself to become a masculine vigilante. Ultimately, she and Moorthi re-unite.[1]