Varun Tej Konidela sparks laughter choosing wife Lavanya Tripathi’s call over sister Niharika Konidela’s; quips, ‘was changing diapers’

Actress Lavanya Tripathi recently joined her sister-in-law, Niharika Konidel on a dance show. The show led to a comical moment when anchor Sudheer added fun with his jokes. He also made Lavanya Tripathi and Niharika Konidela call Varun Tej, finding out if he picks up the call of his sister or wife first.

Lavanya Tripathi joins sister-in-law Niharika Konidela

In a promo clip of the show ‘Aata’, actress Lavanya Tripathi joined the show as a special guest, where her sister-in-law, Niharika Konidela, who is a judge on the show, gave her a warm hug. Anchor Sudhee asked Niharika if she took adapaduchu katnam from (sister-in-law dowry) Lavanya, and she said he would be sent to jail. Everyone laughed. Sudheer did not stop there. He joked that Lavanya does not know Telugu well. Niharika quickly said that Lavanya can even curse in Telugu.

Varun Tej's phone call moment

Sudheer then played a game. He asked both Niharika Konidela and Lavanya Tripahti to call Varun Tej Konidela at the same time. Varun cut his sister’s call but picked up his wife’s call after one ring. Niharika was shocked and upset. Varun explained, “I was changing his (son Vaayuv’s) diaper.” When Sudheer teased him, Varun said, “You’re neither married nor do you have kids yet, so you don’t know the problems.” The studio burst into laughter.

Varun Tej and Lavanya Tripathi's love story

Varun Tej and Lavanya Tripathi met during ‘Mister’ and later worked in ‘Antariksham 9000 KMPH’. They got engaged on 9 June 2023 and married on 1 November 2023 in Tuscany. Their son Vaayuv was born on 9 September 2025.

On the work front, Lavanya will next be seen in ‘Sathi Leelavathi’. Meanwhile, Varun Tej is currently working on his next outing, which is a Indo-Koren comedy horror, ‘Korean Kanakaraju’ directed by Merlapaka Gandhi. It is expected to be released in the summer of 2026.Get the latest entertainment updates from the Times of India, along with the latest Hindi movies, upcoming Hindi movies in 2026 , and Telugu movies.”