Overview
- At the Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025, Rashmika Mandanna won Best Actress for The Girlfriend, receiving the trophy and a ₹10 lakh prize from Ram Charan in the presence of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
- In an emotional speech, she said, “First they trolled my performance, and now the state has given me this award,” framing the win as a turning point.
- She told the audience she now stands before them as an “official” daughter-in-law of the industry and attended with mother-in-law Madhavi Deverakonda, who was seen wiping away tears.
- The couple later welcomed a young Instagram fan to their Hyderabad home after her playful video about not being invited to their wedding went viral.
- Footage from the visit shows Rashmika serving laddoos and kissing the child’s forehead as Vijay feeds her rice, with the girl asking, “Manam kuda friends ee kada?”