Ninnu Kori 2017

On the day of her first wedding anniversary, Pallavi Nivetha Thomas travels from San Francisco to Los Angeles under the pretext of running errands for the anniversary party. Unbeknownst to her husband, Arun Aadhi Pinisetty, she goes to meet Nani (Uma Maheshwar Rao), her former lover.

One and a half years earlier in Vizag, Pallavi was a student hoping to record a dance performance to show her family after marriage. Lacking natural talent, she seeks help from Uma Maheshwara Rao, a young statistics student and an orphan, who agrees for a large fee because he needs the money. Uma not only helps Pallavi with dancing but also supports her in confronting a bully. They eventually fall in love.

Pallavi arranges for Uma to stay in her family’s penthouse, where he starts tutoring and earns the money he needs. When her family begins looking for marriage alliances, Pallavi asks Uma to elope with her. He agrees but later reconsiders after seeing Chandramouli Murali Sharma lecture a boy about the responsibilities of marriage, emphasizing how important it is to be well-educated and settled in life.

Determined to secure a future, Uma asks Pallavi to let him pursue a Ph.D. in New Delhi. She tearfully agrees. Over the next few months, Pallavi ignores Uma’s attempts to contact her and eventually marries Arun after her family arranges the match. A year later, Pallavi learns from Prof. Murthy Tanikella Bharani that Uma has fallen into depression and alcoholism. Feeling responsible, she travels to Los Angeles to meet him.

In Los Angeles, Pallavi tells Uma she is happily married and does not wish to reunite with him. Uma disagrees, insisting she still loves him and is unhappy with Arun.

Back in San Francisco, Pallavi tells Arun about her encounter and suggests inviting Uma to stay with them for 10 days to prove her happiness with Arun Aadhi Pinisetty. Uma agrees on the condition that if he fails to see the love between her and Arun, she must leave with him. Pallavi reluctantly agrees.

Uma’s presence creates tension, as he mocks their relationship, annoying Pallavi. Arun’s colleagues, however, like Uma, despite his pessimistic nature offending some. The situation becomes more complicated when Chandramouli Murali Sharma and his son-in-law Lovababu Prudhviraj unexpectedly visit San Francisco. Uma is introduced as Arun’s old classmate and promises Pallavi to keep his true purpose hidden.

Chandramouli, suspecting Pallavi’s happiness, had come to find her former lover after learning from Kavitha Vidyullekha Raman about her past relationship. Uma indirectly helps Chandramouli and Lovababu discover the truth. When interrogated, Kavitha fabricates a story, saying Pallavi’s lover is married, and Pallavi assures her father she is happy.

During a trip to Santa Monica for Arun’s business meeting, Pallavi discovers Arun’s infidelity after seeing him hug another woman. During a phone call with Arun’s father, Chandramouli learns that Uma and Arun are not friends. Then he learns about Uma and Pallavi’s relationship by confirming with Kavitha.

Pallavi confronts Arun, who lies again, confirming his infidelity. She confides in Uma, who believes she now wants to be with him. However, when Chandramouli tells Uma he wishes to get Pallavi married to him, Uma informs Chandramouli about Arun’s past with Christie, a friend from his MBA days. She proposed love, but he rejected her, and Christie later faced a crisis and addiction. Arun explains to Uma that the reason he even allowed Uma to stay at their house was to prevent Uma from heading toward a similar path of self-destruction.

Realizing Pallavi should stay with Arun, Uma stages a scenario making himself appear negative to Pallavi, coaxing her to recognize Arun’s integrity. Arun prepares to leave, but Pallavi stops him, clearing their misunderstanding. They reaffirm their love for each other. Heartbroken, Uma leaves, shattered.

A year later, Uma visits Vizag and meets Pallavi and Arun, who now have a daughter. He reveals he has come to meet a girl he met online, hoping to settle and marry.