Plot
The story belongs to the period of 1950's. Mohan (Upendra) returns from the west after educating himself with a double degree. He reels under the influence of the west so much that he finds the traditions and customs followed in India to be utterly senseless. He is also an heir to the largesse left by his departed jamindar father. Mohan starts visiting a prostitute Kantha (Ramya Krishnan) everyday. After looking at his bad behavior, his mother decides to marry him off to a traditional girl Chandra (Abhirami). During the first night, he asks Chandra for a lip-to-lip kiss and when she refuses to do so, he gets pissed off. He declares that he would not touch Chandra again. He starts living in Kantha's house. He prefers to stay at the birthday bash of Kantha's mother to the last rites of his deceased mother. He transfers all his property to Kantha and then goes bankrupt. Mohan's close friend Balu who is a well educated and kind hearted person, helps Chandra to find a new small house since Kantha takes cease over Mohan's bungalow. After a couple of years, Mohan suffers from deadly disease (at that time) of leprosy. Kantha locks him up in a cellar and treats him like an untouchable. After sometime, Kantha throws him out of her house and Mohan loses eyesight in the process. Kantha dies in a plane accident. Mohan starts wandering in village to beg for food. And one fine evening, he goes to Chandra's house to beg. When he finds out that it is Chandra, he cries to her and admits that he is a sinner and doesn't deserve her forgiveness. Mohan takes a promise from Chandra that she should marry his friend Balu and live happily with him. Mohan then sets off into the sunset in his diseased and deformed condition and eventually passes away because of his leprosy.
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