Poochakkoru Mookkuthi 1984

Revathi arrives in the city seeking work and housing

Revathi arrives in the city with hopes of finding a job and a better life. She immediately faces the hardest hurdle: securing a place to live in a crowded urban environment. Without shelter, her job prospects feel uncertain, setting the stage for the ensuing scramble.

Shyam seeks shelter while pursuing his dream

Shyam declares his dream of becoming a singer and defies his parents’ opposition. He too needs a place to stay, joining Revathi in the housing hunt and complicating her plans. His search for shelter overlaps with Revathi’s, bringing two strangers into a shared predicament.

Chikku brokers a housing ruse: pretend couple

The milk-boy Chikku proposes a deal: if Revathi and Shyam pretend to be a married couple, they can rent a house from landlord Supran. The ruse buys them time and a roof in exchange for maintaining the illusion before the landlord. This arrangement kicks off the central deception of the story.

Supran and Kousalya become aware of the ruse

Supran, a miserly moneylender and the landlord, agrees to rent to the pretend couple. His younger wife Kousalya is quick to suspect infidelity, casting a wary and tense atmosphere over the living arrangement. The stage is set for suspicion and deceit to drive the plot forward.

Revathi meets Ravunni Menon and his wife Revathi

Revathi meets Ravunni Menon, a wealthy bungalow owner. He lives with his wife, who shares the same name, Revathi, creating an immediate vortex of mistaken identity. The coincidence foreshadows the confusion that will drive the plot.

Gopalakrishnan seeks wealth and encounters Revathi

Gopalakrishnan, desperate for capital, plans to improve his life by marrying a rich woman and by any means acquire funds. He comes to Ravunni Menon’s house to repair a device he had sold, bringing Revathi into his orbit. The meeting triggers his mistaken belief that Revathi is Ravunni’s daughter and sparks an unlikely employer-employee dynamic.

Mistaken identity deepens as Revathi helps Gopalakrishnan

Gopalakrishnan mistakes Revathi for Ravunni’s daughter, and she agrees to play along to land a job at his showroom. Her shared name with Ravunni’s wife and the family’s branding around ‘Revathi’ make the deception plausible. The ruse binds her fate to Gopalakrishnan’s ambitions.

After work, Revathi hides at Ravunni Menon’s house

Gopalakrishnan drops Revathi at Ravunni Menon’s bungalow, convinced it’s her home. She slips in through the front gate and hides in the garden as he drives away, while Ravunni Menon’s wife sees her leave and grows suspicious. The seed of doubt about an affair is planted in both couples.

Gopalakrishnan’s visits fuel suspicion

Gopalakrishnan begins frequent visits to the bungalow to meet Revathi, though she remains elusive. Ravunni Menon grows convinced that his wife is having an affair with Gopalakrishnan, pushing the household into jealousy and misinterpretation. The tension between trust and deceit deepens.

Thenga Govindan Pillai intensifies suspicions

An encounter with Thenga Govindan Pillai unsettles Ravunni Menon’s wife Revathi, convincing her that her husband has other children and potential affairs. This revelation intensifies the suspicion and fuels the emotional maelstrom surrounding the couple. The misunderstandings threaten the fragile balance in the house.

Shyam stirs jealousy by courting Kousalya

To provoke Revathi’s jealousy, Shyam pretends to be enamored with Kousalya, who misreads the signs and contemplates eloping with him after robbing her husband. The ruse heightens the romantic tension and misdirection among the leads. The plan backfires as truth edges closer to surface.

Climax: Love, identity, and a choice

Gopalakrishnan sends a letter declaring his love for Revathi, which Ravunni Menon misinterprets as a claim on his wife. Revathi reveals her true identity, triggering a confrontation. She ultimately chooses to be with Shyam rather than with Gopalakrishnan.