Ganesan is a widower and Paruvathamma is his mother in law. Shankar is the younger brother of Ganesan and he falls in love with Paruvathamma . A healthy competition takes place between evil minded S. Paruvathamma and Shankar so as to overthrow one another.
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| Directing | K. Balachander | Director |
| Production | Rama. Arangakannal M. L. A. | Producer |
| Editing | N. R. Kittu | Editor |
| Camera | N. Balakrishnan | Director of Photography |
| Sound | M. S. Viswanathan | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | K. Balachander | Story |
| Writing | K. Balachander | Screenplay |