 To keep her out of trouble, Rama Devi soon promotes her to a kitchen underhand where she meets Rama Devi's cook, the old, crusty and extremely loyal Radhamma (Krishnamma Gundimalla).After settling down at the landlady's house, Vanaja gets invited to play a game of ashta chamma (a leisurely game in rural towns of Andhra Pradesh) against the landlady.Knowing that losing isn't the mistress's forte, she deliberately gives up her game.