Arun pretends to be married in order to get a house for rent. He picks Shanthi, an uncouth slum girl, to act as his wife. Eventually, circumstances change and they get actually married.

Giri and Kutti earn their livelihood as house-brokers in the city mainly through their glib talk. Their troubles start when "Torture Dharma" is unexpectedly released from Jail on bail. Giri is the caretaker of Dharma`s house, a portion of which he rents out to Geetha who has come to the city to meet her lover Aravind. Giri to save Geetha from Dharma lies that she is his wife. He is forced to tell a series of lies to keep up the deception.

Engal Aasaan

Komalavalli, a young girl, runs away from her caring mother Hamsavalli, believing her to be a promiscuous woman. She ends up in the hands of the scheming constable Arumugam who has an axe to grind with mother and daughter.