Kanni Maadam narrates the tale of a Madurai-based couple who runs for their life to Chennai as the relatives of the boy are quite enraged by their act. When both of them start a new life slowly and steadily, a tragedy hits them in the form of a road accident. Malar (Saya Devi) takes quite some time to come to terms with Kathir's (Vishnu) demise, but struggles hard to come up in life
