Rao Bahadur Venkataramaiah was formerly abundant but currently holds a mere press. He resides with his
virago wife, Kanakadurga, and the couple adopts an orphan, Suguna. Later, they are blessed with a baby girl, Varalakshmi / Varam, which leads to Kanakadurga annoying Suguna. Hence, perturbed, Venkataramaiah entrusts Suguna to his stanch, Vengalappa. Years roll by, and Suguna, with her efforts, ascends to medico. Though Kanakadurga resents, Varam conveys affection to Suguna. Chandram is a self-made Vengalappa's nephew, a colleague of Suguna, and the two fall in love. Suguna is also homeschooled at the residence of wealthy Subhadramma, whose sibling, Dr. Raghunath, silently endears her. Meanwhile, Chandram is afflicted with
TB and is terminally ill. So, he takes an oath from Suguna knit Raghu, which she respects. Afterward, Chandram walks to
Sanatorium with Raghu's aid and recovers. Raghu & Suguna begin an ideal martial life serving the impoverished. However, the catastrophe falls as Raghu passes away in a fatal accident which devastates Chandram. Parallelly, Venkataramaiah is under bankruptcy, so he decides to splice Varam with Chandram, which he refuses. Afterward, Chandram consents & espouses Varam to Suguna's plead. Following this, Venkataramaiah charges his shutdown magazine to Chandram, which he flourishes. Time passes, and the pair is blissful with a boy, Raghu, who grows under the doting of Suguna. Now, Kanakadurga sows vicious seeds of suspicion in Varam's mind about Chandram & Suguna's familiarity when a rift arises. Besides, Rao Bahadur's business thrives in high earnings when Chandram declares a bonus for the staff. Venkataramaiah denies it, leading to walks out & big fight in the guardianship of Chandram. Being aware, Suguna & Varam proceed when Varam is gravely injured while securing Chandram. Hereupon, Venkataramaiah repents by marking Suguna's words. At last, Suguna shields Varam, making her remorseful, and even Kanakadurga reforms. Finally, the movie ends happily, with the family's union. == Cast ==