The couple had been dating each other for almost 2 years before they had a grand engagement. The couple took their love to their parents only a year back. The engagement ceremony was a royal affair and it was attended by about 200 odd guests consisting family members and friends of the film and business fraternity. The event also had Anup and playback singer Ankit Tiwari performing.The engagement ceremony had some A-listers on the guest list. From Shilpa Reddy to Samantha, many graced the ceremony of the duo. The couple had planned to have a destination wedding in Italy. About 600 guests were expected to fly to the wedding destination.
So how have the families decided to tackle the issue? Here’s what we found:
Sources close to the family say that they are trying to work around the situation and not make a hasty decision. GVK Reddy’s family is considered a very powerful family and the Akkineni family is a highly regarded film family. The two were in fact extremely rejoicing the union.
The family had dual celebrations in the past few months as Naga Chaitanya, Akhil’s step-brother, also opened up about his relationship with Kollywood beauty Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The couple got engaged on January 29th, 2017 and much like Akhil’s, Naga Chaitanya and Samantha’s engagement ceremony was a grand one. The ceremony was an intimate one and only family members and close friends attended it. The engagement pictures of the couple made their fans go gaga.