Bharathi Kannamma

Summary

Kannamma is the pure-hearted girl who is watched by her beautiful stepsister Anjali and stepmother Bhagyalakshmi because of her dark complexion. Her father, however, supports and praises her for her kind nature. Soundharya is a business mogul who is obsessed with beauty (Eurocentric standards), and when Anjali wins Miss Chennai, he arranges a marriage with her and her younger sun, Akhilan. Akhilan liked Anjali immediately, but Anjali liked his brother Bharathi. During this love triangle, the paths of Bharati and Kannamma cross frequently, and Bharati falls in love with her because of her benevolent nature.

Anjali tries to blackmail Bharati into marrying her by threatening to kill her, but Bharati approaches his father to ask for his consent to marry Kanamma and reveals that it is sterile. He then asks him to tell Kanamma the message and, provided she agrees, will marry her, but Kannamma's father does not tell Kanamma about his infertility and agrees to the marriage. Kanamma is thrilled to marry a good-hearted man.

On Anjali's birthday, Bharati marries Kanma and both his mother and Anjali are furious about it. Akhil and Bharati's father Venu are happy. Soundharaya lets Kanamma into the house after she has insulted her. Anjali marries Akhil and plans to get rid of Kanamma so that she can divorce Akhil and marry Bharati, but is foiled by Soundharaya and later begins to fall in love with Akhil.

Dr. Venba, a coworker madly in love with Bharati, plans to break up Bharati and Kanamma because he wants Bharati for himself. Kanamma consults Venba because she has trouble conceiving a child, but Venba uses this in her plan, persuading Bharati to appear as if she is the reason why they cannot conceive, not because of Bharati. During the reunion, Varun, Kanamma's friend, appears, and Venba suggests that Kanamma is having an affair with Varun in Bharati's head. Upon learning that Kanamma is allegedly barren, Soundharya calls Bharati to remarry, and Venba is happy to be the second wife, but Soundharya wants him to marry someone else. Soon after, Kanamma begins to show signs of pregnancy, and later shows Soundharaya a positive pregnancy test to stop her from trying to find Bharati's new wife.

Venba hires the killer, Durga, to kill Kanamma, but later realizes that Kanamma is a good person and stays around to stop Venba from trying to kill her and interfere with her life. It is then revealed that Venba killed the former Bharati, Hema, and Durga confesses his original intentions to Kanamma, but says that it was Bharati who wanted her dead, not Venby, because he himself is in love with Venba.

Kanamma tries to leave the house and tells Soundharya that her son is trying to kill her and her baby. The family confronts Bharati, who says he is not trying to kill her but reveals that he cannot be the father. He goes to his parents' house and yells at his father for not telling her the truth about his alleged infertility and leaves. The family tries to get Bharati to take another fertility test, but Venba stops them.Kanamma gives birth to twins (Hema and Lakshmi), but Soundharya takes the darker skin of the twins to Kanamma because she wanted to help Kanamma. Soundharya takes the baby home and saves Bharati's life with a cry that prompts him to take care of her, just when the chandelier falls. He then takes an interest in the baby and calls her Hema, after her ex. Kanamma stays with Nurse Thulasi. Venba tries to marry Bharati and almost succeeds, but is thwarted by Soundarya.