The Girlfriend trailer: Rashmika Mandanna battles love and confusion with Dheekshith Shetty

The Girlfriend trailer: Directed by Rahul Ravindran, the film stars Rashmika Mandanna along with Dheekshith Shetty in the lead role.

Published on: Oct 25, 2025, 14:18:04 IST

By Sugandha Rawal

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After exploring the dark, blood-soaked world of vampires in Thamma, Rashmika Mandanna is stepping into an entirely different universe – one ruled by love, confusion, and emotional turmoil. The trailer of her upcoming film, The Girlfriend, has been released and gives a peek into a tangled love story where Rashmika’s character battles with an unsettling question – is she truly in love with her boyfriend, or just the idea of him?

The Girlfriend trailer

The makers of the film released the trailer of the film on Saturday. Directed by Rahul Ravindran, the film stars Rashmika along with Dheekshith Shetty in the lead role.

The trailer opens with Rashmika’s character Bhooma nervously suggesting to her boyfriend Vikram that they should take a “small break.” She quickly clarifies that she means a real break and not just a pause.

The scene then shifts to the time when Vikram first proposed to her. “There’s an auspicious time the day after tomorrow. Let’s get married,” he is seen saying. While Vikram is convinced that Bhooma is the perfect partner for him, Bhooma is uncertain about the same.

The trailer starts by putting the spotlight on love in the story by showing Rashmika and Dheekshith as a couple deeply smitten with each other with cheeky smiles, teasing exchanges like “you kissed last night” and playful moments. The mood soon shifts into a more complex and complicated direction, shown through tense arguments, differences, family arguments, anger and doubts. Towards the end, Rashmika’s character is seen questioning both her relationship and the tag of being a “girlfriend.”

More about the film

The film is written and directed by Rahul. It is produced by Dheeraj Mogilineni and Vidya Koppineedi. While the music has been given by Hesham Abdul Wahab, the cinematography is by Krishnan Vasant. The teaser of the film was released last year. It began with Vijay Deverakonda's voice praising the female lead's beauty with visuals of Rashmika entering college with her luggage. The film is slated to release on November 7.

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Sugandha Rawal
Sugandha Rawal has been writing about entertainment and lifestyle for over 13 years, and if there's one thing that's kept her going, it's a genuine love for storytelling. She completed her graduation in Journalism from the University of Delhi and went on to earn her Master of Media from IP University. Beginning her career in the fast-paced environment of news wire reporting, she learned the art of accuracy, speed, and storytelling under pressure. She later expanded her horizons in print journalism, where she honed her feature-writing skills and developed a keen eye for detail and narrative depth. These days, she's firmly rooted in digital journalism, adapting and evolving with a media landscape that never sits still. Over the years, Sugandha has covered everything from Bollywood and celebrity culture to wellness trends and lifestyle shifts. She enjoys spotting the drama behind headlines, the emotion behind interviews, and the details that others might miss. When she is not chasing the latest entertainment update or lifestyle trend, you will find her observing the cultural shifts that shape the stories we consume every day.Read More

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