Telugu star Ram Charan’s younger sister and Chiranjeevi’s daughter, Sreeja Konidela, has faced personal tribulations that she recently got candid about. Admitting that her identity has long been defined by everything she has been through in the past, she stated that she recently underwent a 15-month course that helped her move on from ‘victimhood’.
Sreeja Konidela gets candid about her past
In a video that she posted on her Instagram on Monday, Sreeja spoke about her past. She admitted that she was stuck in wondering why she was going through so much, saying, “I was stuck in a space asking, why is this happening to me, and why am I going through so much pain? Why is there a struggle after struggle, and what did I do to deserve this? And in this journey, I moved from that space of victimhood and to understanding that life just doesn’t happen to me, but I have the power to create it.”
Sreeja also claimed that for most of her life, her identity was shaped by her painful past. “For most of my life, I identified myself with my pain, my past, my struggles. To me, my identity was shaped by everything that went wrong in my life,” she said, adding, “But through this program, I started to see beyond that. Yes, my pain is still a part of me, but that’s not all that I am, and there is so much more to a person and discovering those layers has been one of the most beautiful parts of this journey for me.”
Sreeja revealed that she took part in a Self Mastery Project by Sacred Paths.
Sreeja Konidela’s past
Sreeja was only 19 when she eloped with her 22-year-old boyfriend, Shirish Bharadwaj, in 2007. Her Arya Samaj wedding in Hyderabad made national news at that time when the couple sought media and police protection, citing opposition from her family. Their daughter, Nivrithi Bharadwaj, was born in 2008. In 2011, Sreeja filed a dowry and harassment case against Shirish and his family. She returned to her family home, and their divorce was finalised in 2014.
In 2016, Sreeja married childhood friend and businessman Kalyaan Dhev. Their daughter, Navishka, was born in 2018. The couple, however, separated in 2022 for unknown reasons, and fans noticed when she dropped the last name Kalyaan. In 2023, Kalyaan confirmed the news, claiming he spends only four hours a week with their daughter. In 2024, Shirish died in Hyderabad from health complications.
Chiranjeevi also has another daughter, Sushmita Konidela, who married businessman LV Vishnu Prasad in 2006. They have two daughters, Samara and Samhitha. Ram Charan is married to Upasana Konidela, and they have three children – Klin Kaara, Anveera Devi and Shivaram.
