A four-player board game) is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti.
The film stars Nani, Swathi Reddy, Srinivas Avasarala, and Bhargavi, with Tanikella Bharani in a supporting role.
[2][3] An adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest,[4] the film deals with four quirky characters interwoven in a romantic narration.
[5][6][7] The movie starts with an introduction of the ardent female fans of actor Mahesh Babu, who turn into an enraged frenzy when he gets married.
She's caught up on marrying Mahesh, despite her aunt, Mandira Devi, repeatedly telling her that it's impossible.
After befriending him and "testing" him, Anand introduces Mahesh to Lavanya, and the couple seem destined to be together forever.
The next morning, Anand finds a picture of a young woman in Mahesh's wallet, with a note on the back reading "Rambabu."
Mandira Devi insults and misinterprets Rambabu for a roadside Romeo pretending to be rich to cheat Lavanya.
Rambabu, initially confused, catches on, and warns Anand to leave his sister alone, and strictly instructs Ammaji to keep an eye on the both of them till he comes home.
Anand, for Varalakshmi, wants to change his name to Mahesh and meets Sarva Sarma, an old bachelor priest who loves Ammaji.
Upon meeting Varalakshmi, chaos ensues due a misunderstanding of cheating as they both love "Mahesh".
Meanwhile, Rambabu also makes an offer to Sarva Sarma to change his name to Mahesh traditionally.
An angry Rambabu fights Anand and warns him to leave the name and Varalakshmi for good.
Mandira recognises Ammaji, threatens to hit her with a coconut, and enquires about the baby which she had apparently stolen.
Afraid of consequences, Anasuya leaves town and eventually settles down in Lakkavaram as Ammaji.
Then, at Rambabu's (Mahesh) order, Anasuya accepts Sarva Sarma marriage proposal.
The movie ends with an interesting turn as Mandira is obsessed with the actor and name Pawan Kalyan.
While Kalyani Malik was hired to compose the music and the background score, Marthand K. Venkatesh was chosen as the film's editor.
[8] The film is named after Ashta Chamma, a game from the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.