Agni Kshethram

Srividya is the daughter of a rich man. Prem is a doctor with meagre means who lives with his mother and sister Roja . She has a limp and often berates herself for not being very mobile. Prem goes to Srividya's house to treat her one day and both fall for each other. Despite her father opposing ,she gets married to him and starts her domestic life blissfully . He being a doctor is always busy and comes home late. She is often left with her mother in law and Roja for company. Her father comes visiting and is aghast at seeing his daughter cook and clean . He tries every trick in the book to take her away but she remains adamant.

Very soon she gives birth to a boy . Prem is often seen in the company of his nurse kanaka durga . She is a single mother and has a lot of problems in her personal life. Without telling any one , he keeps trying to help her with her child .... money .. professional life ... Slowly Srividya comes to know through salacious gossip about their relation. Already frustrated with his growing absence and not able to understand his dedication to his work, she starts believing all these stories egged on by her own father and also Roja . Her MIL tries to mend fences . Matters come to the head when her son falls sick and Prem takes time to come due to his own work commitments .In the mean time the child dies . All hell breaks loose. Srividya goes away to her father's house who is more than happy to add fuel to fire. He keeps instigating her to divorce that loser Prem and marry again to his rich friend's son . Initially upset and confused, Prem tries to make her understand but fails miserably .

Finally Kanakadurga goes to Srividya to tell the truth about herself . Funny how in our movies we don't believe our own spouses but some third person easily . Srividya and Prem unite in the final scene and all ends well. Roja Ramani is cute as his younger sister. She has had a long career as younger sister in South for several decades . Srividya is a beauty in deed even without make up in some sad scenes with those huge doleful eyes. Prem as a middle class doctor loving brother dutiful son singing duets with srividya busy confused frustrated defeated is a treat to watch . This formula was redone in several languages later. Over all a fine family fare .