Veteran
Tollywood
personality
VK
Naresh
and
Pavithra
Lokesh,
who
had
officially
announced
their
relationship,
have
starred
as
a
real-life
couple
in
their
film
about
love
in
old
age.
Producer-turned-director
MS
Raju
helmed
Malli
Pelli,
in
which
the
couple
played
the
lead
characters.
Naresh
and
Pavitra
Lokesh
met
during
the
filming
of
'Sammohanam'
which
led
them
to
work
together
on
more
such
films.
They
began
as
friends
but
soon
developed
feelings
for
each
other.
They
moved
in
after
Naresh's
third
wife
Ramya
Raghupathi
moved
out.
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During
the
film's
promotion,
VK
Naresh
said,
"In
life,
it
is
essential
to
have
a
companion.
We
met
on
the
sets
and
somehow
there
was
chemistry
between
us.
We
are
friends
for
a
long
time
and
as
we
grew
closer,
there
was
a
point.
When
there
is
chemistry
between
us,
only
then
our
feelings
are
reciprocated,
said
Naresh,
elaborating
on
how
they
started
falling
for
each
other."
Meanwhile,
Pavitra
Lokesh
said,
"I
like
to
keep
my
personals
to
myself.
We
are
blessed
that
God
has
made
us,
you
know," said
Pavithra,
talking
about
Naresh.
People
like
me
but
I
have
to
take
this
in
a
positive
way.
I
have
to
rebuild
my
life
if
someone
shatters
my
glass
house.
Nobody
has
the
right
to
judge
me
or
anybody.
If
my
path
is
like
this,
I
have
to
make
it
beautiful."
According
to
a
report
in
Asianet
Telugu,
Suchendra
Prasad
was
quoted
saying,
"Pavitra
is
a
money-minded
person.
She
moved
close
to
Naresh
just
for
the
sake
of
money.
They
are
both
now
enjoying
the
fortune
earned
by
Naresh's
mother
Vijaya
Nirmala.
Pavitra
wants
to
live
a
luxurious
life
and
makes
choices
accordingly.
She
went
with
Naresh
because
I
had
no
such
money."
The
duo
has
been
living
together
at
Naresh's
house
in
Film
Nagar.
They
went
public
long
ago
and
sealed
the
deal
with
the
release
of
the
Malli
Pelli
movie.