Telugu actors Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna visit Thummanpet in Telangana to honour academically strong students and begin implementation of their education-support initiative via the Deverakonda Foundation. Multiple outlets report that the couple travels to Vijay’s ancestral village, where his father was born, as part of fulfilling an earlier promise made earlier in the year. The event focuses on government school students from Classes 9 and 10, particularly from Achampet Mandal. The programme is described as covering support such as school fees, notebooks and other study materials. One report says the scholarship support is planned for 180 students, while other accounts describe the initiative as being announced in February and tied to government schools in and around Thummanpet. The stated purpose is to reduce financial pressure on families so students can continue their education without interruption and to encourage students at risk of dropping out due to economic challenges. The visit also draws attention online for candid moments captured during interaction with students and local residents, while the outlets separately mention the couple’s ongoing film plans following their social initiative.