India, Nov. 14 -- The very first imagery or any visual cue that The Girlfriend team had put out, was that of Rashmika Mandanna, the actor who plays the protagonist Bhooma, submerged in water. She appears to be smiling, and there is something unnerving about it, as her face soon changes into that of discomfort. She is surrounded by what appears to be plant shoots floating inside the water, the greenery perhaps symbolising that of growth and life. But the water that feeds the plants is also suffocating her, very much representing Bhooma's boyfriend Vikram (Dheekshith Shetty), and his presence in her life. Perhaps, it was what Rahul Ravindran, the empathetic director of The Girlfriend had to say. That what may appear full of life might not b...