Nirmala Padmini is a poor but talented young dancer who falls in love with a rich mans son Sekar Gemini Ganesan but he is forced to marry a rich mans daughter Prathiba Tambaram Lalitha Nirmala promises to her lover that she will never dance in public Due to various circumstances Sekars house is up for auction and in order to save him she performs in public With the money thus earned she saves his house but Sekar is unaware of this When he learns the truth he begins searching of her and in the meantime Prathiba who is now reformed commits suicide Sekar meets Nirmala who is on the verge of committing suicide and they are reunited
