Music composer Anirudh Ravichander and Kavya Maran, chief executive of Sunrisers Hyderabad, married in Greece on Wednesday in a ceremony kept to family and a small circle of guests drawn from cinema, business and politics. Hours later, Anirudh posted the first photograph from the wedding scene.
"My once in a lifetime, for a lifetime. 11.11," he wrote with the picture, in which the couple stand holding hands as petals fall around them, an arrangement of white and yellow flowers behind.
A style that needed no words: Anirudh in an ivory kurta and veshti under a long embroidered jacket, Kavya in a blush-pink lehenga with sequin work, a matching blouse, a choker and earrings.
The celebrations began on Tuesday, November 10, with a traditional engagement ceremony. Superstar Rajinikanth, his daughter Aishwarya Rajinikanth, DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin and his son Udhayanidhi Stalin were among those who flew out of Chennai for it. Rajinikanth is Anirudh's uncle, and the two have worked together on Petta, Darbar, Jailer and Vettaiyan.
The couple have not disclosed the venue in Greece, and the only photographs in circulation are those they chose to post. Anirudh's post drew a rush of congratulations from the film industry, with Pooja Hegde among those writing in.
The families will host a reception in Chennai on November 21. The date was confirmed by the Telangana Chief Minister's Office after Sun Group chairman Kalanithi Maran and his wife Kavery Maran called on Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy at his Jubilee Hills residence with an invitation.
(With inputs from media reports)