Rashmika Mandanna announced her marriage to Vijay Deverakonda with a warm, emotional note and the first pictures from their wedding day, a celebration that blended both families’ traditions and promptly set social media buzzing.
In a heartfelt post, Rashmika Mandanna called out to her followers, “Hi my loves, introducing to you now ‘My Husband’- Mr. Vijay Deverakonda,” and went on to thank him for showing her “what true love feels like” and for helping her become the person she always dreamed of being. Her message, equal parts gratitude and joy, was posted a few hours after the morning rituals and was accompanied by intimate shots from the ceremony that quickly trended across platforms.
Vijay Deverakonda, for his part, posted his own note describing how much he missed Rashmika when they were apart and how that feeling made him certain that he wanted her by his side every day: “So, I made my best friend… my wife. 26.02.2026.” The pair’s messages gave fans an emotional and personal glimpse into their veiled part of life usually kept private.
The couple tied the knot on the morning of February 26 in a private ceremony at The Mementos by ITC Hotels that honoured both Telugu and Kodava rituals. Close family and friends attended the intimate event; reports say the festivities included a morning Andhra-style ceremony followed later by rituals to celebrate Rashmika’s Kodava heritage.
The couple’s teams distributed sweet boxes to paparazzi and media gathered outside the venue as a gesture of thanks. AI-generated images purportedly showing the newlyweds with other celebrities began circulating online. Outlets that checked the images labelled some of them as fabricated. Amid the excitement, these AI-generated images also boomed on social media but soon were debunked as fake.
The pair’s real-life romance stretches back to their first on-screen pairing in the 2018 hit Geetha Govindam, and they publicly confirmed their engagement in late 2025. The newlyweds plan further celebrations for family and friends in the days to come, including reports of a reception in Hyderabad, as they begin married life under the portmanteau fans have lovingly used for them “Virosh.”
Beyond the romance, the wedding is a high-profile cultural moment it’s already driving conversation about celebrity privacy, the speed at which AI images can spread, and how stars are choosing to share major life events with the public. For now, fans are celebrating the couple’s messages, which are simple, affectionate, and have left people in awe.
