- in - law ▁Sh ank aram ▁( Pad man ab ham ). ▁R ao ▁Bah ad ur ▁feels ▁he ▁has ▁earned ▁a ▁lot ▁but ▁later , ▁towards ▁the ▁f ag ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁real izes ▁he ▁has ▁lost ▁his ▁family . ▁His ▁wife ▁is ▁always ▁busy ▁with ▁dev ot ional ▁activities , ▁and , ▁taking ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁advantage , ▁Sach idan anda ▁( S at yan ar ay ana ), ▁a ▁fake ▁saint , ▁sett les ▁in ▁the ▁house . ▁Ram u , ▁the ▁elder ▁son , ▁is ▁a ▁spo iled ▁br at , ▁Mar ried , ▁he ▁leaves ▁his ▁wife ▁Lak sh mi ▁( S av it ri ), ▁ir ked ▁by ▁her ▁traditional ▁behavior , ▁and ▁falls ▁into ▁the ▁trap ▁of ▁Ma ala ▁( V ij ay al al ith a ), ▁a ▁dan cer . ▁R anga , ▁though ▁good - n ature d , ▁becomes ▁a ▁dr unk ard ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁situation ▁at ▁home . ▁Sh ob ha , ▁an ▁ult ra - mod ern ▁woman , ▁is ▁always ▁at ▁late - night ▁parties , ▁while ▁her ▁husband ▁Sh ank ara ▁is ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁in ▁her ▁hands . ▁Even ▁the ▁servants , ▁except ▁for ▁Mus ala iah ▁( Ty agar aju ), ▁do ▁not ▁care ▁or ▁respect ▁their ▁employ er ' s ▁family ▁members . ▁A ▁short ▁while ▁after ▁Lak sh mi ▁enters ▁the ▁house , ▁Ram us ▁asks ▁her ▁for ▁a ▁divor ce . ▁She ▁agre es , ▁but ▁requests ▁him ▁to