| Director | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
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Ravikumar, the owner of a matchbox factory, is a widower who also lost his daughter in an accident. Recognising that his honest employee Chandran is in a similar position, he decides to help Chandran financially. As Chandran attends training in the United States, Ravi takes care of Chandran's charming daughter. Upon his return, Chandran suggests changing the company's structure. The traditionalist Ravi becomes infuriated. Protesting this, Chandran resigns and starts his own matchbox company and becomes the leading matchbox manufacturer.
This begins Ravi's downfall, his charity and donating activities have eaten up profit and he ends up putting his house on sale. Chandran calls for the highest bid and wants to give it back to Ravi, but being the man that he is, Ravi would not accept. Chandran has already got Lalitha, his ex-secretary whom Ravi had a crush on, and now Ravi's house.
Ravi is eventually left with only his dove and faithful servant Murugan. Lalitha requests Ravi to give the dove to her, as her daughter is sick and is crying for it. Murugan reveals that Ravi has just sold the dove so that he could buy food to serve to Lalitha. Unable to say no to a request, Ravi breathes his last.