Subramani is a jobless youth living in a remote village. He leaves his village to rejoin his uncle in Chennai. To his surprise, his uncle has two wives : Paramu and Rajamma, they live in different houses and his uncle struggles between his two wives. Paramu's daughter is Uma and Rajamma's daughter is Rama, both study in the same college. Subramani's uncle advises him to hide his identity and to act as a servant, Paramu and Rajamma hire them. Uma and Rama fall in love with Subramani. Unlike his uncle, Subramani is against polygamy. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.
