Rashmika Mandanna to Nayanthara: 6 South Stars Who Called Off Engagements

Personal disagreements, work objectives, and unanticipated situations all contributed to these breakups, demonstrating that even the most spectacular partnerships may end. Here's a look at six South Indian stars that broke up after getting engaged.

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Rashmika Mandanna to Nayanthara

Engagements are sometimes interpreted as a formal pledge of marriage, particularly in the film business, where families and fans anxiously await a major wedding announcement. However, not every love story ends in marriage. Several South Indian stars startled fans by cancelling their weddings while being engaged. 

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Rashmika Mandanna and Rakshit Shetty:

The couple were engaged in 2017 but called it off a year later owing to compatibility concerns and pressure.

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Akhil Akkineni and Shriya Bhupal:

Nagarjuna's son and the fashion designer called off their engagement before the wedding, with rumours indicating that the actor wanted to focus on his work.

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Nayanthara and Prabhu Deva

Before becoming a "Lady Superstar" and marrying filmmaker Vignesh Shivan, Nayanthara was supposedly engaged to choreographer-director Prabhu Deva. Their romance suffered widespread criticism, legal issues, and family hostility, ultimately resulting to a bitter split.

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Trisha Krishnan & Varun Manian:

The actress ended her engagement to the businessman over conflicts, with rumours implying a quarrel over her continued performing career.

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Simbu and Hansika Motwani

Though not legally engaged, their widely-known romance, as well as the engagements of others like as Uday Kiran, have contributed to South Indian cinema's public breakup history.

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Nivetha Pethuraj and Rajhith Ibran

Nivetha publicly introduced Rajhith in August 2025 with a lovely message, announcing their engagement and plans to marry shortly. However, all engagement-related photographs and posts have disappeared. Nivetha, who has over 4.1 million followers, does not presently follow anyone. Rajhith has also deleted all pictures of the actress from his account.