Sources close to Actress-producer Niharika Konidela, who was last seen in the Hotstar original web series Dead Pixels have revealed that she has officially filed for divorce with her husband JV Chaitanya. Though there has been no public announcement made by the actor or her estranged spouse, the initiation of their divorce proceedings in a family court in Hyderabad, has made headlines. Niharika and Chaitanya got married on December 9, 2020 at a destination wedding in Udaipur.

Niharika is the daughter of actor Naga Babu, sister of actor Varun Tej and the niece of actors Pawan Kalyan and Chiranjeevi. The actress made her acting debut with the 2016 film Oke Manasu, and followed that up with appearances in films like Happy Wedding (2018), Suryakantham (2019) and the Tamil film Oru Nalla Naal Oru Paathu Solren (2018). She has also been featured in web series like Naanna Koochi (2018) and more recently, Dead Pixels. She has also produced web series like Hello World and Oka Chinna Family Story under her banner Pink Elephant Pictures.