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Several dignitaries, including Rajinikanth and DMK president MK Stalin, have reportedly left for Greece this week to attend the wedding of music director Anirudh Ravichander and Sunrisers Hyderabad CEO Kavya Maran. The two are tying the knot at a time when Rajinikanth’s action film ‘Jailer 2’ is enjoying success. Because of their star status, netizens cannot stop talking about the much-awaited wedding.
Various Indian media outlets, including The Indian Express, reported that Rajinikanth was seen at the airport with family members; his daughter Aishwarya Rajinikanth was also with them.
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister Stalin left Chennai early on Monday with his son, former deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin. DT Next reported that they are travelling to Greece via Dubai. After attending the wedding ceremony on Wednesday, they are expected to return to Chennai via Dubai early on 13 November.
The event in Greece will be a private affair on 10 and 11 November. Many guests from the worlds of film, politics, business and cricket are expected to attend. This will be followed by a reception in Chennai on 21 November.
The date of the reception was announced in October by the Telangana Chief Minister’s Office. Kavya’s parents, Sun Group chairman Kalanithi Maran and Kaveri Maran, had invited Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to the event. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Tamil Nadu chief minister (C Joseph Vijay) and many others from the film world have also reportedly been invited.
The reception invitations were delivered in ivory and light blue boxes designed by Ranjini Iyengar. The designer said the couple-to-be themselves took part in the design work. Anirudh is mainly a music director for Tamil films. Kavya Maran is CEO of IPL franchise ‘Sunrisers Hyderabad’ and an executive director of ‘Sun TV Network’.
Background
According to an exchange4media report on 17 October, the Telangana Chief Minister’s Office announced the 21 November reception in Chennai in a post on X on 16 October.
A report by The South First on 17 October said the reception will be held at ITC Grand Chola on Anna Salai in Chennai, starting at 6:30pm; that day Kalanithi Maran handed the invitation to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.
Sources
Background sources: exchange4media, 17 October 2026; The South First, 17 October 2026
