India, July 17 -- Nadhive, the first single from Rashmika Mandanna's Telugu film The Girlfriend dropped on July 16. The Hesham Abdul Wahab composition, which he has sung as well, features Rashmika and her co-star Dheekshith Shetty in an elaborately choreographed contemporary dance form. The 3.5 million views the song has amassed in less than 24 hours since it dropped is testimony to how well-liked it's become, not only because of the catchy composition, but more so for the stunning choreography that the actors pulled off.

There was a lot of praise for the fresh choreography and the pairing, with netizens opining that Rashmika and Dheekshith look beautiful together, making them an onscreen couple to look forward to. They also pointed out ...