Mumbai: Actor Rashmika Mandanna has revealed that she repeatedly asked Vijay Deverakonda to marry her for a year before the couple decided to tie the knot. The candid admission features in the trailer for an upcoming episode of Koffee With Karan 9, where the newly married actors discuss their relationship, marriage and professional lives with host Karan Johar.
In the trailer, Karan asks the couple whether Vijay proposed to Rashmika. While she shakes her head, Vijay offers his version of how the decision came about.
“She said let’s get married,” Vijay says, adding that Rashmika asked him the question “like a 100 times”.
When Karan turns to Rashmika to confirm whether she really asked Vijay to marry her so many times, she responds with a candid admission: “I asked him for a year.”
Her answer leaves Karan surprised, while Vijay responds in a light-hearted manner, saying, “I’m not an a******.” The exchange offers a glimpse into the couple’s playful dynamic and how they remember the events leading up to their marriage.
Rashmika says she brought up marriage repeatedly
The trailer suggests that Rashmika was more direct about marriage than Vijay’s version of the story initially indicates. Rather than waiting for a conventional proposal, she says she raised the possibility of getting married over a period of one year.
Vijay’s remark that she asked him around 100 times adds a humorous element to the conversation. Rashmika’s response, however, makes it clear that the discussion continued for a considerable period before they made their decision.
The exchange does not provide further details about when the conversations began or how the couple ultimately decided to get married. Instead, it presents their recollections through a playful conversation with Karan.
The moment is among the highlights of the episode’s trailer, which also features the actors answering questions about their careers, co-stars and married life.
Vijay shares his first rule of marriage
Marriage remains a recurring theme throughout the trailer. In another exchange, Karan asks Vijay which female actor, apart from Rashmika, he believes shares good on-screen chemistry with him.
Before Vijay can offer a name, Rashmika answers on his behalf: “Nobody.”
Vijay goes along with her response and uses the moment to share what he calls the first rule of married life: “First rule of marriage, agree with the wife.”
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The comment turns the conversation into another light-hearted exchange between the couple. Rashmika’s quick response and Vijay’s willingness to play along give viewers a glimpse of their banter as a married pair.
The episode appears to balance personal revelations with humour, allowing the actors to discuss their relationship without turning the conversation into a formal account of their private lives.
Rashmika chooses Allu Arjun over Ranbir Kapoor
The trailer also features a rapid-fire round in which Rashmika is asked to choose between actors Allu Arjun and Ranbir Kapoor.
She picks Allu Arjun, offering another moment that is likely to attract attention from fans of the actors and their films.
Both stars have been associated with major projects featuring Rashmika. Her choice in the rapid-fire segment adds a professional dimension to an episode otherwise focused heavily on her relationship with Vijay.
The trailer does not establish whether the selection reflects a broader preference or is simply her answer to the show’s quick-choice format.
From Geetha Govindam to marriage
Vijay and Rashmika’s association dates back to the 2018 Telugu romantic drama Geetha Govindam, in which they played the lead roles.
Their pairing returned to the screen in Dear Comrade in 2019. The films brought them together professionally and helped establish their on-screen chemistry among audiences.
Over the years, their appearances together and public interactions fuelled speculation about their relationship. The actors largely kept their personal lives private rather than offering frequent public comments about their status as a couple.
Their eventual marriage brought renewed attention to their journey, with fans revisiting their earlier films and the long-running speculation surrounding their relationship.
The Koffee With Karan 9 trailer now offers a more personal account, with both actors sharing their recollections of how marriage became a decision they made together.
Wedding celebrated Telugu and Kodava traditions
Vijay and Rashmika got married in February 2026, with their wedding ceremonies celebrating both Telugu and Kodava traditions.
The ceremonies reflected the actors’ respective cultural backgrounds and drew widespread attention from fans and the entertainment industry.
Although the couple had generally kept details of their relationship private before the wedding, their marriage became a major talking point among followers of Telugu cinema and Indian entertainment.
Their appearance together on Koffee With Karan 9 provides another opportunity for the actors to discuss their relationship publicly, this time through personal anecdotes and humour.
Rashmika’s account of asking Vijay about marriage for a year adds a new detail to the story of their relationship, while Vijay’s comments suggest that the couple can look back on the decision with a sense of humour.
Vijay and Rashmika reunite in Ranabaali
Alongside their personal lives, the actors continue to pursue their respective film careers. They have reunited professionally in Rahul Sankrityan’s period action drama Ranabaali, which was released in theatres on October 16, according to the supplied information.
The film marks another project associated with the pair, whose earlier collaborations helped make their on-screen chemistry a subject of interest among fans.
Their appearance together on the talk show comes as Ranabaali continues its theatrical run, bringing attention to both their professional collaboration and their life as a married couple.
The trailer for Koffee With Karan 9 places these two aspects of their lives alongside each other, moving from questions about their relationship to conversations about co-stars and film careers.
A candid conversation about married life
The upcoming episode appears to offer viewers a relaxed look at how Vijay and Rashmika describe their relationship. Rashmika’s admission that she asked Vijay to marry her for a year challenges the familiar expectation that a marriage proposal must come from one partner alone.
Vijay’s response, meanwhile, keeps the exchange humorous rather than turning it into a serious discussion about who initiated the decision.
The trailer also shows the couple responding to questions about on-screen chemistry and sharing jokes about married life. Together, the moments suggest an episode built around candid anecdotes, playful disagreements and reflections on their careers.
For fans who have followed Vijay and Rashmika since Geetha Govindam, the conversation offers a rare glimpse into how the actors describe their journey from co-stars to spouses.