Nayanthara married Vignesh Shivan back in 2022. The couple, who met on the sets of Naanum Rowdy Dhaan in 2014, dated for years before tying the knot. While they shared pictures from the wedding, they only recently revealed the chaos behind the scenes. The wedding was planned in just ten days at the Sheraton Grand Chennai Resort & Spa in Mahabalipuram after their plan to get married at the Tirupati Temple didn’t work out due to logistical issues.
Born Diana Kurien, Nayanthara changed her name when she entered films; she subsequently changed her religion in 2011, and wanted to tie the knot with Vignesh at Tirupati Tirumala temple.
Nayanthara’s wedding was planned by Shaadi Squad, the team behind several celebrity weddings, including Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif-Vicky Kaushal, and Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas.
Speaking in the documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale, Tina and Saurabh of Shaadi Squad said, “The day we got a call that Tirupati is not happening, we immediately flew down to Chennai. Despite the venue being changed, they didn’t want to change the date. There were about 7,000 people working overnight. On the wedding day, about 200 security personnel were hired for just manning the structure. Nobody’s phone was allowed at the venue.”
Nayanthara then shared, “I was quite unsure if we could pull it off by that time. To get it all together for a grand wedding in just 10 days, it all seemed quite impossible.” She also shared how she wanted a typical Hindu wedding as she had changed her religion from Christianity to Hinduism. She said, “Because I am a born Christian, my mom always wanted to see me in that Christian attire – the wedding gown kind of a thing. But, since I have become a Hindu, and we have to do a Hindu wedding, I just thought it should be like a beautiful mix of both a Hindu and a Christian wedding. So we kept it a Hindu wedding with an English touch.”
For her special day, she opted for a red saree, which had her and Vignesh’s name on it. She said, “I didn’t want to go the Kanjeevaram saree route because I have done it so many times in a lot of my films. So, it wouldn’t feel like my wedding for me.”
Meanwhile, Nayanthara’s wedding was attended by stars like Rajinikanth, Mani Ratnam, Shah Rukh Khan, Atlee, Suriya and Jyotika, among others. A day after their wedding, the couple visited the Tirupati temple to seek blessings. Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan are now parents to two sons, Uyir and Ulag. They welcomed them via surrogacy.
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