Rashmika Mandanna says Vijay Deverakonda healed the pain he didnt cause

Mumbai: Rashmika Mandanna recently opened up about her past relationship and lauded her rumoured partner, Vijay Deverakonda, for healing the pain he never caused. Promoting her latest film, "The Girlfriend", the actress stated that people like her character 'Bhooma' exist in real life. 

The actress, in conversation with anchor Suma, revealed she was once in a relationship where she felt she had no choice. 

"Choose who you want to be with. You shouldn’t be in a position where you have no choice but you’re with a partner. I have done that. Today, when I choose to be with a person, I am happy, that person is happy, everyone around is happy,” said Rashmika. During promotions, Rashmika also stated that Vijay helped her heal from the pain he never caused. 

She stated, "Luckily, I have a partner who has healed me from a pain he didn’t cause. So, for me, as Bhooma, he has helped me heal. Like how this film is for me, he has the same equal…I have to give him that applause and thank him for it.”

She also revealed that her partner has helped her stop overthinking. "When you are being trolled, you are aware of it. In my house, my own partner, I’ll be like, I’m getting trolled so much. He says, there’s nothing like that. Why are you overthinking? He says he doesn’t notice it at all. You’re not seeing it, but I am. They even tag and make sure I see it,” said Rashmika. 

Rashmika was previously engaged to Kannada actor Rakshit Shetty. However, she called it off. Rashmika and Vijay starred in two movies as a couple, Geetha Govindam (2018) and Dear Comrade (2019). The trajectory of their relationship is unknown. However, the couple is rumoured to have been going out for a while and is presently engaged.