The beat dropped. The superstar moved. In a cliffside setting across the Aegean Sea, 73-year-old Rajinikanth took center stage to perform the hook step of 'Manasilaayo' from his action drama Vettaiyan, bringing the room to an absolute roar. Cheering him on from the sidelines were the newlyweds themselves—music director Anirudh Ravichander and Sunrisers Hyderabad chief executive Kavya Maran.
The couple married in an intimate destination ceremony in Greece on November 11, following two days of festivities that began on November 10. For months, the union remained one of South cinema's most guarded secrets. By Tuesday afternoon, the composer put an end to the guessing games. Taking to his verified digital channels, Anirudh published the first formal portrait of the ceremony alongside a brief, definitive caption: "My once in a lifetime, for a lifetime 11.11."
The aesthetics leaned clean and pastel. Anirudh wore a classic ivory kurta paired with a matching traditional veshti and an intricately embroidered longline jacket. Kavya chose a blush-pink lehenga layered with sequin embroidery, accessorized with a statement choker and matching drop earrings.
Rumors of a private European ceremony intensified days earlier when airport cameras in Chennai spotted Rajinikanth and his family departing for Athens. Hours later, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and his family boarded flights for the same destination. But the defining frame of the weekend belonged entirely to the dance floor, where Rajinikanth effortlessly recreated Anirudh's chart-busting track while guests cheered in cadence.
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| Primary Role | Film Composer & Music Producer | CEO, Sunrisers Hyderabad & Sun TV Director | |||
| Breakthrough / Entry | 3 (2012; "Why This Kolaveri Di") | Sun TV Executive Director (2019) | |||
| Education / Heritage | Nephew of Latha Rajinikanth & Y Gee Mahendra | Warwick Business School (MBA) | |||
| Wedding Attire |
Private circles first began buzzing about the relationship in mid-2025 when an anonymous post surfaced on Reddit claiming the two had dated quietly for over twelve months. At the time, Anirudh flatly dismissed the chatter on social media. "Marriage ah? lol... Chill out, guys. Please stop spreading rumours," he posted in June 2025.
Yet behind the scenes, plans locked into place. The narrative shifted decisively in June 2026 when Anirudh’s uncle, veteran dramatist and actor Y Gee Mahendra, spoke openly about the impending match.
That boy is a very soft person. I hope something is stopping him, not someone. I would like to take this moment to congratulate him. He is getting into a very big wedding. Based on what I've been told, it's a sure thing. They are getting married.
Kavya earned her MBA at Warwick Business School in the United Kingdom before stepping directly into corporate leadership. She joined Sun TV Network as an executive director in 2019, later taking full operational charge of Sunrisers Hyderabad—the Indian Premier League franchise acquired by her father in 2017. Anirudh, meanwhile, turned his 2012 breakout track "Why This Kolaveri Di" into a decade-long reign across Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi cinema, recently steering scores for Shah Rukh Khan, Pawan Kalyan, and Vijay, alongside Rajinikanth's upcoming Jailer 2.
Focus now shifts from the Mediterranean back to Tamil Nadu. The couple will host an expansive post-wedding reception in Chennai on November 21. That date was made official after the Telangana Chief Minister's Office published photographs of Kavya's parents, Kalanithi and Kavery Maran, personally delivering an invitation to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad.
The reception guest list draws from the highest corridors of power and entertainment. Political figures invited include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, alongside Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Chief ministers expected on the floor include Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, and Revanth Reddy, as well as former Chief Minister MK Stalin.
The film roster spans three industries. AR Rahman, Kamal Haasan, Dhanush, and Rajinikanth headline the musical and theatrical heavyweights invited, alongside Ajith Kumar and Shalini, Allu Arjun and Sneha Reddy, Sivakarthikeyan, Andrea Jeremiah, Prasanna, Sooraj Venjaramoodu, and director Nelson Dilipkumar. Sunrisers Hyderabad squad members—including Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan—are also scheduled to touch down in Chennai ahead of the November 21 gathering.
| Ivory Kurta, Veshti & Embroidered Jacket |
| Blush-Pink Sequin Lehenga & Statement Choker |