‘An Elaborate South Indian Wedding’

‘We
have
planned
it
as
an
intimate
ceremony,
just
family
and
friends.’
‘But
even
by
limiting
the
guest
list,
we
expect
quite
a
large
attendance.
It
can’t
be
helped.’
‘We
have
a
large
family,
so
does
Sobhita.’

Nagarjuna
is
a
happy
man.

Both
his
sons
have
found
love
again,
and
are
ready
to
take
the
plunge.

The
proud
daddy
tells

Subhash
K
Jha
about
all
the
wedding
details:
“We
will
host
the
wedding
at
Annapurna
Studios,
the
family
studio
that


my
father
built.
When
we
thought
of
a
venue,
we
couldn’t
think
of
any
better
temple
of
worship
than
our
studio.”

There’s
a
double
wedding
in
the
family.

Yes.
My
elder
son
Naga
Chaitanya
is
getting
married
on
December
4
and
now,
my
younger
son
Akhil
is
also
engaged
to
marry.

Akhil
is
a
good
boy
and
deserves
every
happiness.

His
fiancée


Zainab
(Ravjdee)
is
a
lovely
girl
and
I
am
so
happy
they
have
decided
to
spend
their
lives
together.

The
celebration
doesn’t
seem
to
end
in
your
family
this
year.

Yes.
First,
it
was
my
father
(Telugu
screen
legend
Akkineni
Nageswara
Rao)’s
centenary
year,
and
so
much
love
for
him,
my
God!

It
was
overwhelming!

I
was
in
Goa
for
the
International
Film
Festival
Of
India
(IFFI)
where
they
honoured
my
father.
I
was
swept
away
by
the
love
for
my
father.

He
was
the
kind
of
rare
individual
about
whom
no
words
can
suffice.
I
wish
I
was
even
a
fraction
of
what
he
was.

Tell
us
more
about
Naga
Chaitanya’s
wedding.

It
is
going
to
be
a
traditional,
elaborate,
South
Indian
wedding.
We
don’t
want
to
miss
out
on
anything.

We
will
host
the
wedding
at
Annapurna
Studios,
the
family
studio
that
my
father
built.

When
we
thought
of
a
venue,
we
couldn’t
think
of
any
better
temple
of
worship
than
our
studio.

Is
it
going
to
be
a
lavish
wedding?

We
have
planned
it
as
an
intimate
ceremony,
just
family
and
friends.

But
even
by
limiting
the
guest
list,
we
expect
quite
a
large
attendance.
It
can’t
be
helped.

There
are
so
many
people,
family
and
friends,
who
are
part
of
my
family’s
journey.

We
have
a
large
family,
so
does
Sobhita
(Dhulipala).

So
two
weddings
in
the
family?

Yes.
But
Akhil
and
Zainab’s
wedding
will
happen
in
2025.