Venkateshwara Rao is a bachelor desperate to get married, whose only aim in life is to find a(ny) girl. Lisa Smith is a super model near the end of her career with no money left. He starts writing a novel with seven different story lines, all inspired from his surroundings. His little daughter is suffering from a chronic ailment and he desperately needs 5 lacs. The film bagged the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for the year 2014 while Lakshmi Manchu won her Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu for her work in the film. The film was released on 25 April 2014 to wide critical acclaim. The shooting was wrapped up in December 2013.
The film features an ensemble cast including Kishore, Lakshmi Manchu, Naga Shourya, Aamani, Naresh, Krishnudu, Chaitanya Krishna, Abhijeet, Vennela Kishore, Amitha Rao and Richa Panai. The lives of the central characters in the sub-plots get intertwined with each other. The film has eight sub-stories revolving around love. Chandamama Kathalu: Volume 1 is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language anthology film directed by Praveen Sattaru and produced by Chanakya Bhooneti.