In the present, Tamizh tries to gather information about his father. At the same time Yamuna informs her family that she might be pregnant. Tamizh is also suspended without pay and the Govt Quarters Chief evicts him due to bad name.

Everybody accuses him of stealing an important tax file from his office. The next morning, when Yamuna opens the bathroom door, it is found that Vijayraghavan had hung himself. One day, Vijayraghavan returns home tense and shouts at his wife. They gradually fall in love with each other and eventually forgets Hema. Later Tamizh's family arranges his marriage with Yamuna. Tamizh starts work as a junior officer at his father's Income Tax office, Hema marries Aravind. This infuriates Tamizh and they both fight, eventually leading to their breakup. Later, when Hema and Tamizh are discussing their future, Tamizh learns that Hema doesn't envision his parents living with them in their marital home.

But Aravind has followed the group, says he never wants to see Tamizh again for betraying him, and storms off. Feeling guilty, he decides he will tell them both the truth once he goes back to Chennai. For their first anniversary, Tamizh, Hema, Kumaran, and Hema's friend Revathi go to Darjeeling without telling Aravind and Tamizh's father Vijayraghavan. Tamizh starts to woo her and the two eventually fall in love, while Kumaran and Tamizh's neighbour Revathi also fall in love. Tamizh and Kumaran leave out Aravind, as they feel due to his better looks, he might hinder their attempts at the girls. There he meets Hema, who is an Anglo-Indian and architect student and likes her. One day, Tamizh's mother tells him to go to the temple for a pooja (blessing ceremony). He comes home for the night after he gets drunk, and flashback starts.ĥ years earlier, college student Tamizh, Kumaran, and Tamizh's cousin Aravind were inseparable friends. Desperate, Tamizh gets a job at a roadside biriyani shop.

All the companies are pleased with his resume but are hesitant to give him a job due to occurrences in his past job. Tamizh leaves them with his friend Kumaran while he looks for a job. Tamizh, his wife Yamuna, and mother move into an uncomfortable home.

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