Ponnatha angrily tells Malaichami he sent Rasamma's husband to prison because he is not Rasamma's biological father, a fact Rasamma never knew before. When the villagers discuss Malaichami and Kuyil in hush-hush tones, Ponnatha becomes angrier and drags Malaichami to the panchayat, asking for a solution. Malaichami reveals that Ponnatha conceived Rasamma out of wedlock, and he married Ponnatha to save her father from disgrace. He says that there is no bonding between him and Ponnatha, and that he wishes to be with Kuyil. He then goes to meet her, but sees that she has been convicted for murder.