Deccan Chronicle

A wedding to remember!

Aishwarya Shankar and Tarun Karthikeya­n’s big day and the run-up to it set a new benchmark in classy hospitalit­y

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K’town witnessed one of the most lavish weddings in recent times when director Shankar’s daughter Aishwarya married Tarun Karthikeya­n last Monday. The marriage was preceded by week-long celebratio­ns.

Tarun hails from an NRI family, was the picture of humility as he joined Aishwarya’s family in extending hospitalit­y to celebritie­s like Ranveer Singh, Nayanthara, Rajinikant­h, AR Rahman, Mani Ratnam, Harris Jayaraj, Kamal Haasan, Kajal Aggarwal, Rakulpreet Singh, Jhanvi Kapoor, Vikram, Suriya and many others. The celebratio­ns began at the intimate Madras Square on ECR with a Haldi ceremony at which the gourmet food was curated by top chefs. Shankar is said to have sat with wedding planners along with his younger daughter Aditi, taking complete charge of the grand events.

The Haldi ceremony was mostly for the two families. The Mehandi at the ITC Grand Chola was an all-out masaledar event, with dance and dholak too. The bride’s family wore outfits customised by Sabyasachi and the groom’s family was dressed in couture from multiple designers. Sources close to the groom’s family shared that Tarun’s outfit cost a whopping `12 lakhs. The Sangeet was held at the Leela Palace Hotel, and even Ranveer Singh shook a leg with the family.

Suma Harris Jayaraj, who is close to the family, said, “Usually, Kollywood weddings have a template and we see the usual form of entertainm­ent and food. But here it was extravagan­t and also very classy, with the choicest of gourmet food and exotic floral decor.” The wedding was attended among others by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.

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Mohanlal with the bride and groom
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Ram Charan and his wife Upasana Kamineni and Lokesh Kanagaraj with Shankar
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The star-studded reception saw many celebritie­s and politician­s including Vijay Sethupathi, Shruti Haasan, Allu Aravind and Keerthy Suresh.
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