sujatha(urvashi) joins as a news reporter in a kannada daily named "suprabhatha", which is owned by m. k. guruswamy(balakrishna). sujatha stays with her friend, dr. shantha . sujatha is assigned to interview ravi (vishnuvardhan), who is sentenced to death for the murder of his wife kala (sumalatha), who is also sujatha's sister. supreme court had sentenced ravi to death and the president also rejected ravi's appeal. sujatha covers and publishes the story of ravi varma and is well acclaimed and appreciated by guruswamy, her boss, during the official meeting. they were also surprised on a feedback letter that had reached suprabhatha office regarding the published article.