

They argue, and Abhinaya says that she knows what Shanti's job is and that she sees a man drop her home every day at night. Abhinaya comes home with new clothes and shoes to find her mother looking through jars to find where the money she earned for Abhinaya's future went. Shanti works night and day to earn and collect money for her daughter's future, while the daughter spends all that earned money in one day. There is this wonderful twist which shows the psychology of human nature. Seeing this, Abhinaya confesses that her hard work to succeed in math and pass the exam was so that her mother could drop out of school. Seeing this, Shanti thinks Abhinaya has turned over into a new leaf and her attitude has changed, so she wants to discontinue school.

Abhinaya starts taking math seriously and does well in her exams.

Shanti studies hard and challenges Abhinaya to score higher marks than her in the half-yearly exams. Shanti proves to her daughter that age is not a major deterrent to learning and that she can pick up where she left off several years ago. This infuriates Abhinaya, who hates to see her mother in her daily school life. So with Nandhini's help, she is enrolled in the same school as her daughter. Shanti realizes that if she were more educated, she would be able to mentor as well as tutor her daughter and thus motivate her to improve in her studies. Shanti is dismayed hearing this and conveys this to her boss, who in turn advises her to challenge her daughter. One day, Abhinaya conveys to her mother that her ambition in life is to become a servant as well. However, Abhinaya is not interested in her studies and loves to chat with her friends, watch TV, and play. Shanti works in several other place to supplement her monthly income so that she can provide a better life for her daughter Abhinaya (Yuva Lakshmi). Nandhini's ( Revathi) house where she is treated as part of the family. A young, widowed, high school dropout mother, Shanti ( Amala Paul) is employed as a servant in Dr.
