
The Girlfriend Ending Explained: If you are a fan of Rashmika Mandanna, then you need to watch her latest romance drama movie, ‘The Girlfriend’. This movie was originally released in theatres on November 7, 2025, and is not getting ready for its OTT debut. The director behind creating this amazing Telugu movie is none other than Rahul Ravindran. For the lead, you will get to see Rashmika Mandanna and alongside her, actor Dheekshith Shetty will star as her love interest in this romance drama. The story of this movie is about a simple, sweet relationship that soon takes a dark, toxic turn. Read ahead to know ‘The Girlfriend’ ending explained to find out what happens in this romance drama!
The story of this romance drama follows Bhooma (Rashmika Mandanna), who moves to Hyderabad for her college to pursue her M.A. in Literature. At her university, Bhooma runs into the charming Vikram (Dheekshith Shetty). The two become acquaintances and quickly become friends as well. Soon their friendship blossoms into a relationship. Their sweet relationship slowly takes a toxic turn.

Check out the full list of actors and actresses that you will get to see in the romance drama of ‘The Girlfriend’ here!
Rashmika Mandanna as Bhooma
Dheekshith Shetty as Vikram
Anu Emmanuel as Durga
Rao Ramesh as Bhooma’s Father
Koushik Mahata
Rohini
At first glance, you might think that Rahul Ravindran’s ‘The Girlfriend’ is just your typical love story, but it is not. The movie talks about how relationships that start full of love can end up being toxic.
In this romance drama, we see Bhooma (Rashmika Mandanna) living her best college life with her handsome boyfriend, Vikram (Dheekshith Shetty) . They are living in the honeymoon phase of their relationship and Bhooma doesn’t realise how her happiness would soon be gone. As their relationship progresses, Vikram starts getting more controlling and possessive over Bhooma. Their sweet romance turns bitter as Vikram starts treating Bhooma less like a girlfriend and more like a possession he owns. He tells her what to wear, whom to talk to and has taken full control of her life.

Bhooma soon begins acting for her college and realises how she had been acting all her life and finally feels free on stage. In the climax of the movie, we get to see Bhooma finally taking the stand for herself, from her boyfriend and her father. She finds the courage to break through the vicious cycle she was stuck in for years. At the end, we see Bhooma focusing on her career and thriving. As the credits roll, we see Bhooma begins writing again, finally returning back to her true self. The writer within her which was once silenced by love, is finally able to speak.
For fans who have been waiting to catch this movie on OTT platforms, we have good news for you!Rashmika Mandanna starrer, ‘The Girlfriend’ is all set to make its OTT debut on the streaming platform of Netflix. You can stream this romance drama on Netflix from December 5, 2025, onwards. This film will be available to stream in five languages, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil.
The Girlfriend OTT Platform Release Date: December 5, 2025
The Girlfriend OTT Platform: Netflix
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Catch the latest Rashmika Mandanna starrer romance drama , ‘The Girlfriend’, on Netflix from December 5, 2025, onwards!
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