rape her. While resisting him, she tells him that she considers him as her brother, on hearing this, Asarakannu feels bad about himself. When he comes out of Chellamma's house, the pump operator arrives there in a drunken state. On seeing Chellamma with Asarakannu, he loses his mind. He and Asarakannu fight and he stabs Asarakannu. On hearing Chellamma's cries, people gather around her house. Villagers catch the pump operator and tie him to a coconut tree in Chellamma's yard. They bring Asarakannu to the hospital. On seeing the police coming to fetch the pump operator, he seeks the help of Chellamma to get released from the knot. Chellamma cuts the rope and releases him. He escapes, on seeing this people become more furious towards her. Asarakannu Muthalali survives the injury. He comes back to the village in search of the pump operator to take his revenge. He enquirers Chellamma about the pump operator and threatens her that he will kill the pump operator one day. One day the pump operator, now working as a quarry worker gets severely injured in an accident. Chellamma learns of this and visits him in the hospital. One of his arms is broken in the accident. Chellamma goes with him leaving behind her house. She works and earns money to satisfy his belly. Some days he gets drunk and accuses Chellamma of an illegitimate relationship with Asarakannu. Chellamma painfully endures his bad words. One day, Asarakannu sees Chellamma selling fruits. On seeing him she flees, he follows her and reaches her house. Asarakannu starts physically fighting with the pump operator. Asarakannu wins the fight and tries to kill the pump operator, Chellamma hold his legs and begs to spare her husband's life. On seeing her tears, Asarakannu leaves him unharmed. One day a weak lady and her two children come to Chellamma's house. Chellamma realises that they are the wife and children of the pump operator. On seeing them, the pump operator becomes furious and tries to evict them from the house. Chellamma interferes and saves the poor woman and her children, she brings them inside. The woman says all that happened was her mistake. Chellamma consoles her and says "our mistake is nothing but being women in this world". The pump operator arrives the house in a drunken state, he tries to kill his first wife, but on seeing his daughter, his mind