Prema realises her mistake and accepts her crime, says that Sundarangathan should marry Madhavi and commits suicide. By then, Madhivanan brings Namakharam who confesses all. When his father-in-law demands to know why he ran away, he is forced to reveal the details of Prema's affair. He arrests Sundarangathan, but after Madhavi pleads, agrees to release him if his innocence is proven. The king learns that Sundarangathan is not insane, and that he is the prince of Sundarapuri who is banned there. Kattazhagan, their teacher's son, falls in love with Madhavi and demands that she should marry him. When he is "cured", she makes him her and her sister Mallika's baggage carrier. However, he attracts the attention of princess Madhavi, who likes his behaviour and arranges for his treatment. Sundarangathan, accused of attempted murder, flees to another kingdom where he feigns insanity. Prema lies to her father that Sundarangathan attempted to kill her. He reveals his true identity to Prema and Namakharam. Prema sends her assistant to kill the worker, convincing Sundarangathan that the fourth maxim is true. Suspicious, she asks Namakharam who says the worker joined the day before. She notices that the folding is in Sundarangathan's style. Namakharam presents her a betel leaf, prepared by the worker. When Prema invites Namakharam to her palace, Sundarangathan accompanies him. Sundarangathan infiltrates Namakharam's services as a menial worker and gains his confidence. Sundarangathan reprimands Madhivanan, who reveals the affair and tells him to check for himself. However, she lies to Sundarangathan that Madhivanan is misbehaving by coming to her place regularly, misusing his friendship. Madhivanan, son of the minister and a friend of Sundarangathan, learns of the affair and visits Prema's palace twice to verify the same. Sundarangathan is not aware that Prema is having an extramarital affair with Seth Namakharam, and is staying back in the place for this reason. Sundarangathan meets his wife Prema, who stayed back in her father's kingdom Sorgapuri as Sundarangathan was regularly travelling outside his kingdom. Sundarangathan is forced to leave, but realises the third maxim is true. However, on realising that he did not bring any gifts or riches for her, she feels humiliated and disrespects him. His sister and her husband welcome him warmly.
Sundarangathan goes to his sister's country. Sundarangathan refuses, but realises the second maxim is true. She offers him protection, advises him to stay back in the palace and promises that she will pacify the king. Sundarangathan visits his mother who warmly welcomes him and is upset to know the reaction of his father. Instead of pursuing his business goal, Sundarangathan returns to Sundarapuri to verify the merits of the maxims, but his father again sends him away and prohibits him from returning without riches, convincing Sundarangathan that the first maxim is true. Sundarangathan is sceptical, and argues with the pandits before deciding to evaluate their validity. A sister values her brother only for the gift he brings her.
The king of Sundarapuri advises his three sons to get into business and earn money to save the crippling economy. It was released on 26 August 1954 and became a success, besides winning two Chennai Film Fans' Association awards: Best Film, and Best Actor (Ganesan).
Thookku Thookki is the second film adaptation of the play, following a 1935 film. The film revolves around a prince who, after hearing about the five maxims of life, goes through numerous adventures to evaluate their validity. Based on the play of the same name by Udumalai Narayana Kavi, it stars Sivaji Ganesan, Lalitha and Padmini. Baggage carrier) is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film directed by R.
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