Rashmika Mandanna has a tongue-in-cheek birthday wish for 'boyfriend' Dheekshith Shetty

Rashmika Mandanna is currently riding high on the success of her latest theatrical release, Animal. The film has been wreaking havoc at the box office having rushed its way to collection figures upwards of 850 crores, worldwide, in under four weeks of of its theatrical run, which is still going strong. Rashmika is currently working on three simultaneous projects one among which is film The Girlfriend, which stars Dheekshith Shetty opposite the actress.

Rashmika Mandanna wishes 'boyfriend' Dheekshith Shetty

Rashmika Mandanna took to her official X handle to extend a warm birthday wish to Dheekshith Shetty. The two will be starring opposite one another in film, The Girlfriend with Rashmika playing the titular role. In a tongue-in-cheek post for Dheekshith, Rashmika referred to the actor as "The Boyfriend" - a direct reference to their film. Rashmika's post also revealed that The Girlfriend is currently well under way.

Her post read, "Happy birthday to TheBoyfriend of The Girlfriend @Dheekshiths Shoot in progress." Attached to the post, was a glimpse of Dikshit in action in the film. Dheekshith can be seen seething with anger as a group of people hold him back, setting an interesting narrative for the film. For the unversed, Dheekshith has previously featured in film Dasara, along side Nani.

What is next for Rashmika Mandanna and Dheekshith Shetty?

Rashmika Mandanna is currently filming for three projects simultaneously. The foremost among these is Pushpa 2: The Rule which will see her reprise her role of Srivalli from the first film of the franchise, opposite Allu Arjun. Rashmika is also filming for Rainbow and The Girlfriend. 

Dheekshith Shetty on the other hand, was last seen in Dasara. He has five Kannada projects lined up, all of which are currently in the midst of filming. Dheekshith's projects include Blink, KTM, Sheegrameva Kalyana Praptirasthu, Strawberry and Bank of Bhagyalakshmi.