Jr NTR and his wife Lakshmi Pranathi are celebrating their 11th anniversary today, on Thursday. Here are some lesser-known facts about the couple that Tarek’s fans must know.
Actor Jr NTR is no more restricted to the South film industry; with the release of RRR, he has become a pan-India sensation. The actor shares huge popularity among Bollywood fans, just as much as any other Hindi cinema actor does. From North to South, movie buffs across the country are eager to know more about his professional as well as personal life. The Telugu actor maintains a low profile when it comes to his personal life. Despite being on Instagram, he rarely posts pictures of his family, except on rare occasions, such as festivals. As the actor is celebrating his 11th wedding anniversary with his wife Lakshmi Pranathi today, on Thursday, May 05, here are some lesser-known things about the couple that Jr NTR fans must know. Take a look:
Their age difference: Jr NTR and Lakshmi Pranathi tied the knot in Hyderabad on May 5, 2011. Theirs was an arranged marriage, an alliance reportedly suggested by Chandrababu Naidu, the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Lakshmi is the daughter of Lakshmi Narne Srinivasa Rao, the owner of the famous Telugu news channel ‘Studio N’. Jr NTR and Lakshmi have an age difference of 10 years.
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Rs 100 crores spent on wedding celebrations: Jr NTR and Laxmi Pranathi had a lavish South Indian wedding. It is said that former Chief Minister NT Rama Rao had left no stone unturned in the marriage of his grandson, Jr NTR. According to a report, around Rs 100 crore was spent on the couple’s wedding. Lakshmi Pranathi’s bridal saree was reportedly priced at Rs 1 crore. Not only this but Rs 18 crore was also spent on the decoration of the mandap, reportedly. There are also reports that a special train was run for the wedding guests. As many as 15,000 guests had attended the wedding.
A case under Child Marriage Act was registered against Jr NTR, reportedly: Though Jr NTR and Lakshmi Prananthi were married in the year 2011, the actor wanted to tie the knot in 2010 itself. At that time, Lakshmi was only 17 years old, and thus, a case under the Child Marriage Act was registered against the actor, reportedly. Jr NTR then had to wait for Lakshmi to turn 18, after which they finally got married in 2011.
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Blessed with two sons: Jr NTR and Lakshmi Pranathi are blessed with two sons – Abhay Ram and Bhargav Ram. Their eldest son Abhay was born on July 22, 2014, while Bhargav was born four years later on June 14, 2018.
Meanwhile, fans of Jr NTR have been pouring wishes to the couple on social media. On the professional front, Jr NTR was last seen in SS Rajamluli’s RRR, co-starring actors Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn and Shriya Saran.