This family-oriented relationship drama traces the twists and turns in the life of Savithri, a beautiful young woman from an impoverished family. She has a very special bond with Sivaraman, a kind man who loves her like his own sister.
As her family is in dire financial straits, Savithri and her parents end up taking some loans from a wealthy landowner, which they are unable to repay. As a consequence, the wealthy woman forces the family to send Savithri with her as a servant maid, in charge of performing all the household chores. Lonely and heartbroken, Savithri becomes an easy target for the wealthy woman's son, Surendran who is a sexual predator. He makes Savithri pregnant and then turns his back on her after promising to marry her. Savithri finds herself ostracised by one and all.
At this time, Sivaraman comes to her rescue and gives her sanctuary. When his boss, Viswanathan who is a widower with a young daughter wishes to marry her, will Savithri finally get a chance at love, marriage and motherhood or will Surendran's dark shadow come back to haunt her?