The foreigners reform upon their near death incident. KR Vijaya sees this in her dream and also sees that they met with an accident. One day, a group of foreigners, faking themselves of Muruga devotees come to steal the gold statue the couple has and prays to everyday in their home. With the money, the couple completes the temple and runs a business successfully. At the same time, driver of her father comes and hands over the family property to her as her father is no more. Muruga, along with his father, Shiva comes to the boss's house and repays the amount setting him free. The boss however accuse him of thievery and sends him to jail. He gives the cash he has to save the temple and his life. The person in-charge tries to kill himself having failed in his attempt to complete the same. On the way, he sees that the Muruga temple of the village that needs renovation in bad shape. At once instance, he is entrusted by his boss to deliver some cash. The lead an impoverished living after he reforms and hunts for work. Her father disapproves but she goes ahead with it anyway. She takes that Muruga has sent him to marry her to fulfill her wish of marrying a murugan slave. Muthuraman who, also like her, is a muruga's slave and steals to help the poor devotees of Muruga.
The movie starts with K.R Vijaya being the daughter of a rich man, Major Sundarrajan and being a ardent devotee to the extent of being a slave (hence the title) to Lord Muruga.