This is a story about a professor Ramu (Rajkumar) who is in love with Lalitha (Manjula) since his childhood. Lalitha's father denies their marriage due to some issue between their families. Ramu's mother falls ill and he is forced to marry Gowri (Kalpana) as per his mother's wish. Gowri just dreams of having a romantic married life, but Ramu, unable to forget Lalitha, shows no interest in her. Gowri is worried about her husband's behavior. Will Ramu be able to forget Lalitha and move on with Gowri?