Periyasamy, an idler, hopes to enjoy life as a rich man by making his son, Murali woo Mynaa, who, he thinks, is the daughter of a wealthy jeweller. Little does he realise that Mynaa is actually the daughter of a beggar!
An oil heir and the daughter of a social climbing family are set to marry.
Eying a large inheritance, a reporter marries a rich woman with failing health. When she begins feeling healthy after the wedding, the reporter takes drastic measures to make sure his wife dies.
Uuno moves in flight cargo to Helsinki for the search of a rich, beautiful wife. He buys elegant clothes for eight marks from an estate auction and in two weeks becomes the most pursued bachelor in town, charming all the women. He also starts as a waiter in Vaaleanpunainen sika (Pink Pig), which starts the first quarrels between him and his father-in-law.
Uuno goes with his wife to spend summer holiday to their villa in country, studies playing of the violin in a correspondence course and constructs an own violin with do-it-yourself-method, but quits his career when he perceives that takes his free time too much and comes back to live the life "in the shadow of a fridge". In the start scene of film a priest (Ere Kokkonen as voice) says in the Uuno's weddings that his complete name is Uuno Eero Turhapuro, whereas it's in the all later Uuno-films Uuno Daavid Goljat Turhapuro.
Slim - ciężko pracującej młodej kobiecie wydaje się, że natrafiła na mężczyznę swojego życia. Mitch jest przemiłym i bogatym właścicielem firmy budowlanej. Wspólnie rozpoczynają idylliczne życie na przedmieściach, jednak po urodzeniu córki Slim zauważa, że osobowość Mitcha ma również drugą stronę: mroczne alter ego, które powoduje, że Mitch zmienia spokój rodziny w koszmar. Bojąc się o swoją córkę, Slim próbuje uciec przed mężem. Zmienia swoje imię i swój wygląd, a następnie próbuje żyć w ukryciu, jednak nie uchroni jej to przed polowaniem, jakie urządził Mitch.
A manicurist and an engaged loafer, both planning to marry money, meet and fall in love.