South superstar Chiranjeevi’s niece, Niharika Konidela’s divorce from Chaitanya Jonnalagadda, made headlines for quite some time when the former couple parted ways within less than three years of marriage in 2023. Even after around 2 years of their separation, speculations surrounding the once-perfect couple continue making rounds among fans. Now, Niharika’s father, veteran Telugu actor Naga Babu, has finally broken his silence about his daughter’s divorce from Chaitanya.
Naga Babu calls Niharika’s marriage with Chaitanya a ‘misjudgement’
The Telugu film industry was left in a state of shock when actress Niharika Konidela announced her separation from Chaitanya Jonnalagadda in 2023. The divorce sparked a wave of speculations when Chaitanya called her divorce story ‘one-sided’ after Niharika talked about her divorce and the pain of the separation in a podcast. Now, in a recent interview with Deccan Chronicle, Naga Babu chose to address the long-standing curiosity around his daughter’s split. He admitted to having misjudged the marriage and said:
“In Niharika’s case, my judgment was wrong. That marriage was our mistake; we couldn’t judge it properly. We didn’t force the marriage; when the proposal came, she said yes, and we thought it would be good. But they weren’t in sync, and they parted ways by mutual decision. I never tried or forced them to stay together. They weren’t happy and didn’t want to stay together, and I was okay with their decision.”