“My Day Feels Better, My Meals Feel Better”: Vijay Deverakonda on How Rashmika Mandanna Became His Person

Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna have emerged as a power couple whose every shared moment manages to capture the internet’s attention. From their wedding pictures and videos to their normal moments, the duo has consistently sparked conversations across social media, with fans eagerly celebrating every glimpse of them together. Their popularity goes beyond their individual star power, reflecting the audience’s immense affection and curiosity about their journey as a couple.

Speaking about how his perspective on love evolved and how he realised he wanted to marry Rashmika, Vijay opened up about the role she came to play in his life and his approach to making the decision. He shared, “If you look back at my interviews, then I talk about love very almost with a sense of disrespect and disbelief, like I don’t believe in this concept, which was immature of me because I’ve been blessed with so much beautiful love. I’m lucky that way. And also I was very clouded by my ambition. For many years, for me, if anything was not serving the purpose of career and money and growth, felt like you’re distracting me from my purpose. I need to cut it off. At some point, by then I was very fond of her. Fondness turned into a sort of dependency. I was like, I need her. I need her around me because my day needs better, my meals feel better when we are sharing them. I sleep incredibly well when she’s with me. So I was like, I just need you. And then I realized that I want to be married to this woman.”

He further explained, “I think marriage is a really important decision. I’m a person who, like, I know that I put the relationship through every obstacle there is to see it survive. I’m that kind of guy. I was testing myself. I was testing the relationship. And when she asked me, ‘Let’s get married,’ for me, I was like, it cannot be an emotionally… like I’m suddenly feeling a surge of love for you, so I want to be married to you. For me it was like, let’s see if we feel this continuously. Continuously through days where you’re so happy, like now, through days where you’re upset, through days where you feel like I want to give my career everything, through days where you feel like I can’t deal with this acting, I want to quit and I want to be at home. We have all those days in our life where we are having these ups and downs emotionally. I was like through all of it, if still marriage feels so important, then we should do it.”

From wedding pictures and videos that sparked widespread conversations to honeymoon glimpses, brand associations and podcast appearances, Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna continue to command attention as a couple whose personal milestones resonate far beyond their individual fan bases. What makes their story particularly compelling is the contrast between Vijay’s candid admission of once viewing love with disbelief and his eventual realisation that companionship had become an integral part of his everyday life. His reflections offer audiences a more personal glimpse into the relationship, adding an emotional dimension to the interest surrounding their journey together. As their shared moments continue to generate conversations across platforms, Vijay and Rashmika’s popularity as a couple reflects the enduring appeal of a relationship that audiences are eager to follow, celebrate and engage with.