The Tollywood is agog with rumours that Hansika Motwani and Vishnu are in a relationship. However, the "Kandireega" actress is quick to deny it, stating that the Manchu actor is only a good friend of her.

'I wonder from where such kind of mindless gossips crop up? Only recently, I had to deny a similar rumour, which linked me with Prabhu Deva. I consider Prabhu Deva as my elder brother and Vishnu as my good friend,' Hansika says.

She adds: 'Vishnu's wife and other family members of him are well known to me. They are my well-wishers. With this being the case, how can I maintain a relationship with Vishnu? I respect him and his family a lot.'

Vishnu too has denied this. 'It`s the most absurd, stupid rumour I have come across in my nine-year-old film career and I condemn it. She is a sweet girl and a good co-star and I have known her since the "Desamuduru" days when she was 16. I still treat her like a kid,' he was reported saying.