[2] Chembarathi is an official remake of Zee Telugu television series Muddha Mandaram.

The story is about a rich, strong-willed and stubborn woman, Akhilandeshwari (Akhila), and her elder son Anand.

Akhila arranges Anand's marriage with Priyanka Varma, who is later revealed to be from Thrichambalam's rival family, Nagamadam.

Kalyani, who respects Akhila, decides to perform Satyapramana Vratham, a three-day Hindu penance without food or drink.

Priyanka's goon kidnaps Kalyani, leaving her to die in the water tank of Trichambalam.

In the morning, Vilasini asks Sujata to turn on the water pump, which causes Kalyani to nearly drown.

Soon, Chandran is revealed to be an imposter who has destroyed several women's lives by marrying them and taking them to Mumbai to sell them to sex traffickers.

Later, at the moment of tying the mangal sutra, Sophia appears and reveals everything, causing the marriage to end.

Yet Anand declares in a press conference that the person who wins the "Best Brand Ambassador" title will be his wife.

Anand secretly makes Kalyani live in his room to practice for the final item: a dance competition.

Kalyani wins the Brand Ambassador Title but Ganga threatens to commit suicide unless she is arranged with Anand, forcing Akhila's hand.

Anand marries Kalyani, and his marriage to Ganga is cancelled due to a smoke explosion created by his friends Aravind and Subaru.

Priyanka's ally, Sreenivas, bribes the anesthesiologist, who gives Kalyani an overdose of anaesthesia.

Eventually, Anand could not take the constant shaming from his mother about his wife, so he resigns from his job as CEO and moves out with Kalyani.