Raju (Balaji) the brother of Gopal (Sivaji) plays foul and gets married to Sita (Savitri), the girl originally earmarked for Gopal. Gopal unaware of this selfish move of his brother whom he loves dearly, marries the girl fixed for Raju. But his married life goes for a toss. His highly educated wife, Meena thwarts him, as Gopal is a school dropout. The large hearted Gopal even excuses Raju, when the truth of the game he played is revealed to him. But fate seems to have something else in store for Gopal. He is accused of shooting and killing Raju. He is imprisoned. What happens then?