Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda graced a recent episode of Karan Johar’s Koffee With Karan 9 as guests. The duo’s latest film, Ranabaali, is doing well at the box office. In a recent KWK 9 episode, Vijay and Rashmika opened up about their love story, wedding and dealing with trolls. The Animal actress also reacted to trolling over her South Indian accent in Hindi films. Rashmika said that she never wanted to work in only one industry. She expressed her wish to work in different languages. She accepted the fact that she has an accent.
Rashmika Mandanna on facing criticism over her South Indian accent
During a candid conversation on , the filmmaker asked whether the criticism over her accent in Hindi films affected her. Reacting to his question, the Goodbye star stated, “I particularly didn’t have an issue with that because they said I had a South Indian accent, but I’m from the South of India. So I am going to have an accent.”
The Geetha Govindam star further explained that she has faced criticism and praise for various aspects of her performances, including her accent, language and acting. She confessed that she never wanted such opinions to become barriers to her career. “I wanted to work in them all. I didn’t want to speak just one language. I wanted to speak all languages. And so very early on in my career, I started doing all kinds of films,” Rashmika added.
Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna. (Credit: Instagram)
Rashmika also revealed that she often tells her directors that if they wish to dub her voice in films. However, the director always wanted her to dub for her films. She feels proud of working in films like Animal and The Girlfriend.
The actress said, “So today, when I am a part of a brilliant film like Animal and The Girlfriend, it gives me great satisfaction as an actor, you know? Because I’m like, I’m able to play them all.”
About Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda
Rashmika Mandanna and got married in February 2026 in Udaipur as per Telugu and Kodava customs. They dated each other for many years before tying the knot. They have worked together in films like Geetha Govindam, Dear Comrade and Ranabaali.
On the professional front, Rashmika will next be seen in films like Mysaa and Raaka. On the other hand, Vijay Deverakonda is currently busy shooting for Rowdy Janardhana.