Nallamuthu and Vadivu face several hardships due to the rising poverty and are forced to send their three children to work as child laborers.

A seven-year-old spends time happily with his father and step mother. But with the birth of a new baby in the family, he's unable to tolerate the competition for parental love, and kills the newborn.

Chakravarthy is a conman who marries women for their money and jewels and later kills them. Seetha falls in love with him and looks forward to marrying him. But then she learns the truth about him.

Radhika, a rich woman, falls in love with Sudhakar, a poor young man, and gets married to him. However, her life is shattered when Sudhakar elopes with five lakh rupees soon after their marriage.