剧情：LaxmilivesapoorlifestyleinasmallvillageinIndiaalongwithherhusband,Kishtaya,whoisadeaf-mute.Bothhusbandandwifeworkforthewealthylandlord.Thelandlord'sson,Surya,hastocancelhisstudiesandreturnhometolookaftertheestate,aswellasformalizehismarriagetoSaroj,thegirlhewascompelledtogetmarriedtowhenhewasveryyoung.ShortlythereafterKishtayaisapprehendedstealingtoddyfromthefields,isseverelybeaten,leftsenseless,andwhenherecoversheabsconds,leavingLaxmialonetofendforherself.Suryafindsherattractiveandstartsanintimaterelationshipwithher,muchtothechagrinoftherestofthefamily.ThingsonlygetworsewhenSarojmovesinto