One day he gets a call from an unknown female fan who wanted to congratulate him for his win. The story begins with the young chess player, Revanth, winning the World Chess Championships in Russia. Vennello Aadapilla revolves around a world class chess player and a telephone conversation with an operator. The novel has been adapted into a TV series, which received the Nandi Award for Best Director. Vennello Aadapilla (English: Lady in the moonlight) is a novel written by Yandamoori Veerendranath published by Nava Sahithi and written in the author's native Telugu language.