Mandanna says she asked Deverakonda to marry her daily

Actors Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda discussed their decision to marry, their courtship and a proposal during an appearance on Koffee with Karan, where Mandanna said she asked Deverakonda about marriage every day for a year before he agreed. Mandanna said the marriage conversation began at home and that she was ready to marry. Deverakonda recalled that when she first raised the idea, he asked her to ask him 100 times. Asked on the show whether she had done so, Mandanna said she had brought it up daily for 12 months before he agreed. Deverakonda said he wanted to see whether the relationship endured emotional and career-related ups and downs before deciding to marry. He described marriage as an important decision and said he did not want to base it solely on a moment of strong emotion. He said he wanted to know whether they continued to feel marriage was important through both happy and difficult periods. He also said fear of being hurt made him protective of himself, describing himself as sensitive despite a rough exterior. Mandanna said she understood his hesitation and continued asking with the same intensity. The couple’s remarks recount their own account of...