The Girlfriend is a 2025 Telugu romantic drama written and directed by Rahul Ravindran. The film stars Rashmika Mandanna and Dheekshith Shetty.
The movie received positive reviews, with critics praising Rashmika Mandanna’s performance, the story, music, and Rahul Ravindran’s direction. It performed moderately at the box office, earning over Rs 28 crore. The film is now set to stream on OTT platforms soon.
When and where to watch
The Girlfriend is set to premiere on Netflix on 5 December, the streaming platform said on Sunday. The film will be available to stream in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam on Netflix.
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About The Girlfriend
The movie also stars Anu Emmanuel and Dheekshith Shetty in pivotal roles. Rashmika is seen in the role of a naive college student whose life changes for the worse after she gets into a relationship with a fellow student.
Director Ravi Chandran talked about if there is any similarity between Arjun Reddy and The Girlfriend. He told NDTV, “Arjun Reddy is a cult film which was a game breaker in cinema and it’s a much bigger film. My film is not close to it and honestly, this so-called similarity struck me only after the people on social media pointed it out. I actually thought of the story much before Arjun Reddy came about.”
The movie is directed by Rahul Ravindran. Its cinematography is handled by Krishnan Vasant with production design by S Rama Krishna and Monika Nigotre.
