Jr NTR and Lakshmi Pranathi tied the knot on May 5, 2011, in a lavish ceremony reportedly costing around Rs 100 crore.
The couple tied the knot on May 5, 2011, in a lavish ceremony reportedly costing around Rs 100 crore. Nearly 3,000 VIPs and over 12,000 fans attended. Even the wedding mandap alone was estimated to be worth Rs18 crore.The highlight of the wedding? Pranathi’s breathtaking Kanjeevaram saree, woven with real gold and silver threads and valued at nearly Rs 1 crore. She paired it with heavy gold and diamond jewellery. Jr NTR, meanwhile, kept it classic in a simple white kurta and dhoti.Pranathi comes from an influential family. Her father, Narne Srinivas Rao, is a leading businessman, and her mother is the niece of Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu. The match is said to have been arranged with the family’s involvement. Before marriage, Pranathi lived a very private life — so adjusting to sudden media attention wasn’t easy.Pranathi was just 19 when she married 26-year-old Jr NTR, yet handled the pressures of being a star’s wife with remarkable maturity. Jr NTR has said, “In the beginning she struggled a bit, but she’s mentally stronger than even me.” Today, the couple are parents to two sons — Abhay Ram (born 2014) and Bhargav Ram (born 2019). Meanwhile, Jr NTR continues to gear up for Prashanth Neel’s upcoming film Dragon.
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Jr NTR has grown from a Tollywood favourite to a true pan-India star. After sharing screen space with Hritik Roshan in War 2, he’s now working on director Prashanth Neel’s next big film, for which he’s undergoing a dramatic physical transformation. His gym photos showing a super-lean look are already viral.