Vennira Adai (1965)

Srikanth is a famous psychiatrist who has earned much praise from his mentor and the townsfolk. He is in love with Venniradai Nirmala. One day he is assigned to cure a mentally-unstable women (Jayalalitha) who lives in Ooty. Srikanth tells his lover about this and asks her to wait for him until he finishes the case; promising to return for her, he sets out to Ooty. On arriving, he welcomed by Jayalalaitha's parents, who are much distressed by their daughter's condition. Srikanth initially questions them about her past but they conceal initially as it might have a severe consequence on her future. Upon reiteration that knowing her past will be very useful for him to cure her, Jayalalitha parents reveal her awful past: she married very young and within hours the couple met with an accident and the bridegroom died; upon learning this, Jayalalitha lost her mental stability. As days pass, Srikanth cures her for good. Her parents are happy on learning that Jayalalitha has completely forgotten her past to begin a new life. Jayalalitha begins to fall in love with Srikanth but is reluctant to profess her love to him, telling her parents instead. Srikanth, upon learning this, fears that she might go back to her old condition if she learns that he has someone waiting for him. Srikanth, having no courage, informs about this to Jayalalitha's parents. When Srikanth marries Venniradai Nirmala, Jayalalitha says she indeed remembers her past; she promptly dons the traditional white saree of a widow and convinces herself that this her destiny.