Premada Kanike

<p>Seetha, a young woman, is travelling by train with her nephew, Raju, to attend a job interview for the position of nanny to Manohar, an estate merchant’s, daughter, Shobha. Her fellow passenger is shot dead by an unidentified man. Seetha witnesses the murder and clearly remembers the murderer’s face. She reports the murder to police inspector Ashok. Seetha is appointed as Shobha’s nanny, and the two grow fond of each other before Manohar returns from his trip. When she sees him, Seetha realises that he is the murderer she saw on the train. Manohar threatens Seetha not to tell anyone, and ensures that she cannot leave his estate in case she reports him to the police. Seetha tries to escape many times, but she is always caught. She doesn’t even tell the police when she meets them, because Manohar has threatened to kill Raju if she does. Later, Seetha sees beyond Manohar’s rough and mean exterior and grows fond of him. However, she is confused as to why such a nice man would behave arrogantly. Flashbacks reveal that Manohar and Kumudha fell in love, got married and shortly afterwards their daughter Shobha was born. Kumudha’s uncle, Chandru, who was eager to marry her, was sent to jail by Manohar for trying to kill him and Kumudha. He was released from jail when his sentence ended. While Manohar was away from home, Chandru killed Kumudha. She then committed suicide, and Manohar wanted to die with her. However, she made him promise to get revenge on Chandru for separating them, and to take care of Shobha. Manohar also reveals that the man he killed on the train was Chandru. Seetha now understands his actions and vows not to tell anyone. Moorthy’s colleague is curious about Seetha. She said that she remembered the face and was eager to find the murderer. However, she has now told Moorthy that she has forgotten the face. Therefore, he suspects Seetha to be the murderer, a belief that Moorthy shares. On Shoba’s birthday, Manohar plans to announce that he is handing over all his wealth to Seetha and surrendering to the police. However, before he can do so, the police arrive and try to arrest Seetha. Manohar saves her by confessing to the murder, going to trial, and explaining his actions. However, a crippled assassin arrives at the court and reveals the truth about Chandru’s death, identifying himself as Kumudha’s brother. He says goodbye to Shobha and Manohar, and Seetha, Manohar, Shobha and Raju all live together as a family. Large portions of the film were extensively shot in the . This was rare for a Kannada film of 1970s due to the elevation of production costs which such a location could have caused then. composed the music for the soundtracks and lyrics were penned by and .</p>