Ambi comes to Kumbakonam from Delhi and is shocked to see Vembu Iyer, his Vedic scholar father, unable to recognize his own son. Ambi learns from his mother that Vembu Iyer has retreated into silence ever since he heard about his son’s unhappy marriage. Gradually the old man’s selfguilt begins to surface.

Cast: Sivakumar, Radha, Achamillai Gopi, Jayabharathi, Karthi

Director: K. S. Sethumadhavan