Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna were last seen together in Geetha Govindam. When it was announced that the duo will once again pair up in the upcoming film Dear Comrade, fans were quite happy about it. Twitterati went gaga over the couple’s chemistry even before the teaser was unveiled. It was just recently when the film’s teaser was released and ever since then the actress has been trolled for the kissing scene with Vijay. The young diva has finally reacted to the lip-lock scene for which she is being trolled. Dear Comrade Teaser: Vijay Deverakonda-Rashmika Mandanna’s Sizzling Chemistry, Sid Sriram’s Love Song in the Background, Leave Fans Impressed! Watch Video.

Rashmika Mandanna revealed to a leading daily the scene demanded a kissing sequence and hence she did it. The netizens labelled Vijay Deverakonda as the Emraan Hashmi of Telugu cinema and even dragged Rashmika’s breakup with Rakshit Shetty. After non-stop comments, Rashmika finally decided to speak. India Glitz quoted the actress saying, “The particular scene in the movie demanded it. That's why I did it. No movie should be judged solely on the basis of a lip-lock scene. It should be seen in its entirety. People accepted Geetha Govindam and I am sure about this movie as well.” Kirik Party Actress Rashmika Mandanna Paired Opposite Karthi in Her First Tamil Film.

Watch the teaser of Dear Comrade and the lip-lock scene for which Rashmika Mandanna was trolled:

Dear Comrade will be released in Telugu and other languages such Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada simultaneously. There were speculations that it is a remake of the Malayalam film Comrade in America. However, Bharat Kamma, director of this romantic political action drama, has clarified that it is not a remake. Dear Comrade is all set to release on May 31!

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