Ekambaram and Ram are childhood friends having grown up together. Ekambaram has a large family and finds it difficult to manage on his meager lawyer’s income. However, Ram has inherited his father’s business, has a small family and is prosperous.
Ekambaram dies leaving the family’s gold with Ram until his son is older. Ram is helpful and starts to give money to Ekambram’s family and educates his children. But he soon realises the amount he is spending on Ekambaram's family is substantial and decides to charge interest.
