

Alone, without any support, Shyama gives birth to a girl, leaves her, and returns to Sri Lanka to be with her husband. A storm threatens their village, and they are forced to flee to a Refugee Camp in Rameswaram, India.

Dhileepan goes into hiding because of his connections with the Tamil Tigers, while Shyama returns to her father's house. Nevertheless, they do get intimate, which results in Shyama getting pregnant. After the marriage, Shyama confides that she would like to be a mother of eight children, but she is stunned when her husband tells her that he cannot father any children until there is peace between the mainstream and the Tamils in this country.

Dhileepan and Shyama are Tamil-speaking residents of Mankulam, Sri Lanka, who get married with the blessings of their respective families.
