Rashmika Mandanna leads this Telugu romantic drama from writer-director Rahul Ravindran, now streaming in India.
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The Girlfriend is the 2025 Telugu-language romantic drama from writer-director Rahul Ravindran, with Rashmika Mandanna playing Bhooma, a college literature student who falls for a charming man called Vikram, played by Dheekshith Shetty. The story follows her as she confronts the toxic truth beneath his desire. Anu Emmanuel appears as Durga, while Rao Ramesh plays Bhooma's father and Rohini plays Vicky's mother. Rahul Ravindran himself shows up as Sudhir, in addition to his writer-director duties.
Released on 7 November 2025, the film fits into the current crop of Telugu relationship dramas that treat romance as something to question rather than celebrate. The Rashmika Mandanna and Dheekshith Shetty pairing has drawn enough buzz that viewers are now hunting for the streaming home, and the title's place in the wider Indian romance-drama conversation is worth knowing before you press play.
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Whether The Girlfriend pulls you in for the Rashmika Mandanna factor, the Rahul Ravindran directorial voice, or simply to see a Telugu relationship drama that does not flinch from its uncomfortable corners, the film lands neatly on a single subscription. The supporting picks above offer related romance-drama textures in Telugu and across South Indian cinema, so the watchlist can stretch well beyond the one film if the mood strikes, and each option sits on a service many Indian viewers already pay for.
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