Rashmika Mandanna celebrates five years of ‘Geetha Govindam’

Actress Rashmika Mandanna, who swayed the nation as Srivalli in the Allu Arjun-starrer “Pushpa: The Rise,” is celebrating the fifth anniversary of her Telugu superhit film “Geetha Govindam.” She said that she feels overwhelmed when even today she is often addressed as “Geetha madam” owing to her performance. The actress was paired opposite Telugu star Vijay Deverakonda in the film which was helmed by Parasuram. The song “Inkem Inkem Kavale” from the film was a chartbuster.

Expressing gratitude, Rashmika said: “It’s already been 5 years? Wow. I still can’t believe it... Thank you everyone for accepting our film and showering it with so much love... Till date I’ve been called ‘Geetha madam’. It feels so amazing and I am extremely grateful.” In the film, Rashmika and Vijay portrayed the characters who eventually fall in love after a series of accidents that don’t really go in their favour.

She further mentioned: “And of course it wouldn’t have been possible without my co-star Vijay and I am forever extremely grateful to Parasuram sir and the Geetha arts team for giving me and trusting me with the character of ‘Geetha’. Thank you.”

The family entertainer is one of the biggest hits of both the lead actors’ careers, and still continues to entertain audiences all along. It also helped Rashmika carve a niche for herself in the Telugu markets.  Meanwhile, Rashmika has a fortunate connection with the month of December, with as many as four films, including her debut with the Kannada film, “Kirik Party,” “Pushpa: The Rise,” “Chamak” and “Anjani Putra.” Now, the actress is set to come back with Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s “Animal.” Talking about the same, the actress said: “The month of December has always been a lucky month for me. Starting from my debut with “Kirik Party” to “Pushpa,” “Chamak,” “Anjani Putra,” I have received immense love for all my movies that released in the month. Animal is going to be my 5th film that’s now releasing in December, and I’m really thrilled about it.”

Spilling beans about her character in “Animal,” she said:  “I’m eagerly waiting to see what audiences have to say about the movie and the character I’m essaying. It’s a very different role for me, something I’d have never imagined myself doing before. So I am very excited to see what fans and critics have to say!” The stars align in December for Rashmika, who experienced her debut film “Kitty Party” hitting theatres on the 31st, followed by the game-changing “Pushpa” on Dec.17. Rashmika is all set to resume the 2nd schedule of the much awaited “Pushpa: The Rule” this month. She also has “Rainbow” and “Animal” set to hit the theatres soon. Rashmika has worked in Telugu and Kannada films in addition to Tamil and Hindi films. Her most commercially successful films include “Kirik Party” (2016), “Anjani Putra” (2017), “Yajamana” (2019), “Sarileru Neekevvaru” (2020),   “Pushpa: The Rise” (2021), “Sita Ramam” (2022) and “Varisu” (2023).

Indo-Asian News Service