Actor Niharika Konidela and techie Chaitanya JV tied the knot in a fairytale wedding in Udaipur on December 9, 2020. However, a year after marriage, rumours of their split started doing rounds and the couple confirmed on their Instagram handles in July 2023 that they have split ways. While both parties remained mum, Niharika opened up about her divorce for the first time on a podcast with her friend, Nikhil Vijayendra Simha. Her ex-husband reacted to the same. (Also Read: Niharika Konidela returns to screen after four years; What The Fish first-look released on her birthday)
‘I know how much it hurt me’
Niharika was candid about how being married and divorced changed her for better or worse. “I am at a stage in life where I want to focus on myself, I also want to be there for my parents” she said. She added that she has always been dependent on her parents and didn’t know how to function otherwise. “You can’t be dependent on the wrong person,” she said, adding, “I’ve been divorced for almost two years now, only I know how much it hurt me.”
She further added that while she was used to people trolling her online, it hurt her to see them talking about her family in a bad light. “I am thankful I have a father like Nagababu who said he doesn’t care what anyone thinks and that I’m the best thing to happen to him, I deserve to be happy. My divorce has shown me the value of family.”
She did however state that the split meant she ‘cried a lot,’ but it was also a ‘lesson not to trust people.’ She said, “Everyone gets married hoping it’s for a lifetime, but things weren’t what I expected. I am only 30, I haven’t closed off my heart to love. But first, I want to be independent and work on myself before committing to a relationship. For now, I’m single.”
‘The pain is the same for both’
While Chaitanya wasn’t invited on the podcast, he endured he was heard by everyone who watched the interview. He left a comment on Nikhil’s Instagram post about the podcast, addressing the interviewer, but not his ex-wife.
He wrote, “You should stop trying to use the reach and platform to indirectly try and attach tags of victim and cause with respect to the marriage. This is the second time this is happening. The pain of things not working out and the process and ordeal of healing is the same for both the ends. (sic)”
He added, “The concept of not talking about the divorce, and especially just one side of it, is there to not interfere or rupture that healing again for either of the people involved. Talking about the pain in aftermath and healing is fine, that will help people. In the future instead of an indirect implication of history and fit in words like trust, what will be advised is to have all the parties involved and run through the timeline if you are that keen on knowing and making public aware. (sic)”
Both Niharika and Nikhil are yet to respond to him.
Upcoming work
After the 2019 film Suryakantham, Niharika will return to the silver screen with the Telugu film What The Fish and a yet-to-be-announced Tamil film. She was last seen in the 2023 web series Dead Pixels.
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