At this doctor's request, Amirtham helps in Balu Mudaliar's recovery, who treats her like his own daughter and permits her to continue to live at his house even after his recovery. He thinks she is his daughter Sumirdham and provides her shelter at his place. Balu Mudaliar, a rich man who becomes mentally disturbed after the death of his daughter, meets Amirtham. When Amirtham comes to know this, she leaves the home on her own. Amirtham's father Murugesan, who is a loyal servant to Mudaliar's family, plans to get her married to an old man to avoid further embarrassment to his master. However, on coming to know that he is penniless, Moorthy's friends spurn him. Moorthi leaves the house, meets Amirtham and promises to marry her after getting the help of his friend at Madras. Acting like a drunkard and womaniser, he spoils Mudaliar's reputation in the society.Ĭoming to know of the love between Amirtham and Moorthy, Anandan creates a rift between his father-in-law and brother-in-law. To take revenge on Mudaliar, Anandan harasses Sarasa and spends their money lavishly. As Paramanadham, Anandan soon marries Mudaliar's daughter Sarasa. They host a tea party and invite all the rich people, including Mudaliar. Mani brings Anandan to the village in the guise of Paramanandam. On close scrutiny, they realise that the body resembles Anandan they learn from his diary that he is Paramanandam, son of a rich but blind landlady of Mevaar Vilasam. Mani offers shelter to Anandan in a hideout where they find a dead body in a bundle. The devotees get angry with this behaviour of spoiling the sanctity and chase him away. However, Mudaliar becomes wealthier and becomes the owner of another estate, which infuriates Anandan.įrustrated with the Goddess for helping the rich, Anandan abuses the Goddess at her temple. Reformed Anandan, an ardent devotee of Goddess Kali, prays to the Goddess to help him take revenge on Mudaliar. While he sharpens the knife to kill Mudaliar, his friend Mani, a reformist and intellectual, advises him to sharpen his mind to take revenge. His son Anandan witnesses the suicide and decides to take revenge on Mudaliar. Unable to repay the borrowed money and finding it difficult to take Vedhachalam Mudaliar's insults, Sundaram Pillai commits suicide. Vedhachalam Mudaliar lends money to Sundaram Pillai. However, Moorthy is good human being and has a soft corner for the maid, Amirtham. Sarasa takes after her father and behaves arrogantly with the servants. Vedhachalam Mudaliyar is a rich moneylender. The film was remade in Telugu as Santhosham (1955), in Hindi as Naya Aadmi (1956), and in Kannada as Malli Maduve (1963). It was released on 25 February 1949 and became a success. Annadurai, while incorporating plot details from the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo (1844). It was based on the play of the same name written by C. Servant Maid) is a 1949 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by A.