
On saturday night, when social media exploded with requests for updates on her upcoming movie The Girlfriend, actress rashmika mandanna intervened to calm fans. Fans were upset at the lack of information about the eagerly awaited movie, as seen by the trending hashtag #ReleaseTheGirlfriend on X (previously Twitter). director rahul Ravindran spoke to the hysteria as the pressure increased.
Quoting a tweet highlighting the trending hashtag, he responded with reassurance: “Guys… there will be updates soon. Praamise. Please be a little patient.” Sensing the growing impatience among her loyal followers, rashmika took to X to offer both comfort and insight into the film’s progress. “Hi my lovelies. I know we’ve been making you wait and your trend really is something else... but trust me @23_rahulr is really working on it to give you the best output,” she wrote.
She continued, “It’s one of the most special kinds of films. It’s a film where we speak about things we generally don’t talk much about. It’s a pure characters-driven film and that’s the beauty of it. We promise you we want to give you the best and it’ll be worth your while. But because of today... for all the love you’ve shown us, we’ll just speed up the process and deliver it to you soonest!”
In order to give fans a taste of the musical essence of the movie, the producers had previously released a teaser audio track called Reyi Lolothula on Rashmika's birthday. Hesham Abdul Wahab, chinmayi Sripada, and vijay deverakonda sing on the song, which also has lyrics by Rakendu mouli and a moving verse written by filmmaker rahul Ravindran.
Quoting a tweet highlighting the trending hashtag, he responded with reassurance: “Guys… there will be updates soon. Praamise. Please be a little patient.” Sensing the growing impatience among her loyal followers, rashmika took to X to offer both comfort and insight into the film’s progress. “Hi my lovelies. I know we’ve been making you wait and your trend really is something else... but trust me @23_rahulr is really working on it to give you the best output,” she wrote.
She continued, “It’s one of the most special kinds of films. It’s a film where we speak about things we generally don’t talk much about. It’s a pure characters-driven film and that’s the beauty of it. We promise you we want to give you the best and it’ll be worth your while. But because of today... for all the love you’ve shown us, we’ll just speed up the process and deliver it to you soonest!”
In order to give fans a taste of the musical essence of the movie, the producers had previously released a teaser audio track called Reyi Lolothula on Rashmika's birthday. Hesham Abdul Wahab, chinmayi Sripada, and vijay deverakonda sing on the song, which also has lyrics by Rakendu mouli and a moving verse written by filmmaker rahul Ravindran.