SEVANTHI, a ballon seller in the streets of tippe cross leads a tough life . A chance meeting with Bhargava , a kannada professor of linguistics turns her world upside down. Bhargava is so sure of his abilities that he takes it upon himself to transform a working class girl into someone who can pass off for a cultured member of high society. SEVANTHI agrees to take speech lessons to improve her job prospects. The rest of the play is about her transformation and its consequences.