Desc: Padma Jyoti: Directed by T.R. Sundaram. With T.M. Sankaran, M.S. Muthukrishnan, Padma, T.P. Manoj Rao. Padma, the heroine, is the daughter of a poor potter. While working on the potter's wheel she sings, which enrages the father. He shouts at her and sends her to the local village fair to sell the pots. On the way, the stones thrown by a young man at a fruit-laden tree happen to hit the pots breaking them. He immediately offers to pay for the damage. But Padma refuses to accept it for it was an accident. The hero, impressed with her good nature, is drawn towards her. A rich man attracted to Padma kidnaps her, but she manages to escape and joins her lover - both take refuge in a hut. The villain sets fire to the hut, leading to the interesting climax - a group of street entertainers save the lovers and take them to the police station, where the cops get them married.