Chami (Rangayana Raghu) cheats Shantakka (Umashri) who comes to city with big dreams of marrying Chami but pushed to prostitution by him. Gowri (Radhika), an orphan was brought up by Shantakka while another boy Kummi (Mayur) an orphan too was brought up by Dasanna (Kashi) - Umasri and Radhika in Manian auto driver. The way Shantakka struggle to mould her daughter's life, protect her from the hands of pimps, her affection, frustration, innocence of Gowri, Kummi's true love, corrupt police officers, brutal pimp Chami - every single frame of the film is so aptly done, you have to watch the film to experience it. Whether the two hearts come together? Will Shantakka be able to safeguard her daughter from brutal hands? etc form the story.
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Radhika Kumaraswamy
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