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The Girlfriend Opens In Theatres After U/A Clearance, Early Reactions Range From Praise to Pacing Gripes

Vijay Deverakonda’s public endorsement lifts visibility, with viewers on X citing powerful performances alongside a deliberate slow-burn tone.

The Girlfriend Twitter review: Rashmika Mandanna and Dheekshith Shetty in a still from the film.
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Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna’s dating rumours began after their first film Geetha Govindam.
Rashmika Mandanna; The Girlfriend; Review

Overview

  • India’s CBFC granted a U/A certificate on November 6, clearing Rahul Ravindran’s romantic drama for its November 7 worldwide release.
  • Rashmika Mandanna and Dheekshith Shetty star in the film, which explores fraught themes under Ravindran’s direction with music by Hesham Abdul Wahab and cinematography by Krishnan Vasant.
  • Vijay Deverakonda urged audiences to experience the movie in theatres, calling it powerful, and Mandanna replied that it is a slow burn, noting he has indirectly been part of the project from the start.
  • Social media posts range from strong praise for performances to complaints about a heavy, slow pace and uneven execution, with fuller critical consensus still forming.
  • The production is backed by Dheeraj Mogilineni and Vidya Koppineedi and presented by Allu Aravind under Geetha Arts, with wide distribution positioning it for broad reach.