Vijay
Deverakonda
Applauds
Rashmika
Mandanna’s
The
Girlfriend:
Rashmika
Mandanna’s
latest
film,
The
Girlfriend,
premiered
worldwide
today,
November
7,
2025,
in
multiple
languages,
including
Telugu,
Tamil,
Kannada,
Hindi,
and
Malayalam.
Presented
by
Allu
Aravind
and
produced
under
Geetha
Arts
and
Dheeraj
Mogilineni
Entertainment,
the
film
features
Rashmika
alongside
Dheekshith
Shetty
and
Anu
Emmanuel.
The
project
is
directed
by
Rahul
Ravindran,
with
music
by
Hesham
Abdul
Wahab
and
cinematography
by
Krishnan
Vasant.
A
day
ahead
of
the
release,
actor
Vijay
Deverakonda
took
to
X
(formerly
Twitter)
to
share
his
thoughts
on
the
film.
Posting
at
11:15
PM
on
November
6,
he
wrote,
“I
know
they
have
made
something
powerful.
Something
important.
Something
that
will
be
hard
to
digest.
I
know
the
performances
by
all
actors
are
top
class
and
what
@23_rahulr
has
created
with
@iamRashmika
and
@Dheekshiths
and
@ItsAnuEmmanuel
is
going
to
create
an
impact.
Tomorrow
we
will
all
see
this
happen
with
#TheGirlfriend,
go
experience
it
in
the
theaters
and
think.
Lots
of
love
and
big
hugs
to
the
entire
cast
and
crew.”
Rashmika
Mandanna
Responds
With
Heartfelt
Reply
Following
Vijay’s
post,
Rashmika
Mandanna
responded
in
the
morning
on
November
7
at
8:56
AM,
agreeing
with
his
assessment
and
acknowledging
his
connection
to
the
film.
“It
IS
something
powerful.
It
IS
something
important.
It
IS
going
to
be
hard
to
digest
–
So
well
put!
Thank
you.
It’s
a
SLOW
BURN
that
LASTS
LONG.
@TheDeverakonda
you’ve
indirectly
been
a
part
of
this
film
since
the
beginning
and
I
really
hope
that
you’ll
be
proud
of
me
for
this
one!
#TheGirlFriend,”
she
wrote.
It IS something powerful. It IS something important. It IS going to be hard to digest – So well put! ❤️
Thankyou ❤️
It’s a SLOW BURN that LASTS LONG.
❤️@TheDeverakonda you’ve indirectly been a part of this film since the beginning and I really hope that you’ll be proud of me… https://t.co/DJCZb2zWZz
— Rashmika Mandanna (@iamRashmika) November 7, 2025 “>
The
interaction
between
the
two
actors
comes
amid
ongoing
public
interest
in
their
personal
lives.
Rumors
about
Rashmika
and
Vijay
dating
first
surfaced
in
2020,
though
neither
publicly
addressed
them
until
recently.
The
pair
became
engaged
in
October
2025,
adding
a
layer
of
curiosity
to
their
professional
interactions.
The
exchanges
between
Vijay
and
Rashmika
on
social
media
have
generated
additional
attention,
with
fans
praising
the
mutual
support
between
the
two
actors
and
expressing
anticipation
for
the
film’s
reception.
With
its
multi-language
release
and
the
combination
of
established
and
emerging
talents,
The
Girlfriend
is
positioned
as
a
notable
entry
in
this
year’s
Telugu
film
calendar.