

It also became a launchpad for artists like M.T.V. The famous Vikram-Betal stories, too, were launched through this magazine.Īdapted from the ancient Sanskrit work Baital Pachisi, the never-ending story of King Vikramāditya and Vetala (Vampire), brought wide repute to this magazine. Packaging the stories and folklores with illustrations, Chandamama brought back grandparents tales in fashion.

Luckily, Ranga Rao understands and has the girls marry their respective lovers. At the last minute, Mahalakshmi cannot go through with it and tearfully confesses the truth to her father. The four youngsters decide the only way left is to elope, though Mahalakshmi has mixed feelings about this, as she feels it would hurt her father. Ranga Rao misunderstands their feelings and fixes Rani's marriage with Kishore, to take place at the same time as Mahalakshmi's with Dhorababu.

Finding out the secret, Rani falls in love with Dhorababu and vice versa. He fakes an accident and brings Kishore to the village under the pretense of a doctor. Dhorababu goes to meet Kishore, where he learns it was all a prank and that Kishore actually loves Mahalakshmi. Mahalakshmi says that she did not want to lie and cheat Dhorababu, because she knows he is good and deserves better. After spending the night with her, he made it clear that he was not interested in marrying her. When Mahalakshmi returns from college, Ranga Rao realizes that she has grown up and decides to fix her marriage with Dhorababu, an innocent, good-natured and rather shy boy.Īfter the engagement, Mahalakshmi reveals to Dhorababu that in the city, she had fallen in love with, a mischievous and amiable youth.

Rani is a hyper, whiny, talkative but fun-loving, sweet girl. Rani is like a sister to Mahalakshmi and a second daughter to Ranga Rao. His brother also has a daughter Rani and a son. Ranga Rao: a widower, landlord, and well-respected man, loves his beloved daughter Mahalakshmi: a sweet, intelligent, innocent, and somewhat fun-loving girl who loves her father as much as he loves her, more than anything else.
