Kadambari, the Flower Girl is set in the temple town of Devagiri: there are flower shops, as flowers are used copiously for rituals in the temple by devotees and for other purposes. Shankararaman is the most renowned flower-seller employing five differently abled girls (named after flowers) for processing flowers for varied uses. He and his wife Gomathy are not blessed with progeny. They attend a temple festival and, while returning, a four-year-old abandoned girl child in rags clings to Shankararaman. A devout man, he considers the child as a gift of the Goddess and takes the girl home. Initially Gomathy detests the child but later in a poignant moment her attitude softens and she takes her as her own daughter. The couple showers the best of care and love for the adopted daughter; they do face social stigma but ignore it. Kadambari is intelligent and independent and grows into a beautiful girl and her parents feel blessed and want her to become a doctor. Growing up and blossoming like a flower brings troubles, as she is not able to cope up with the ogling eyes of males, be it male school teachers or dance and music instructors. Prowling gazes make her panicky. She loses interest in academics and is unable to express her inner conflicts to anyone. Feeling devastated and insecure after a scary incident, she flees from home that nurtured her. Her existential dilemma is profound in losing the affinity to the home...