Rajinikanth Spotted at Wedding in Athens, Greece

By Elena Marika Konstantinou

November 12, 2026

Rajinikanth just proved that nobody, not even a living legend of Indian cinema, can stay seated when the right song comes on. The Tamil film superstar was spotted dancing at his nephew Anirudh Ravichander's wedding in Athens, and the video is everywhere.

Composer Anirudh Ravichander married Kavya Maran, CEO of the IPL cricket team Sunrisers Hyderabad and daughter of Sun Group chairman Kalanithi Maran, on November 11. Gulf News and the Hindustan Times report that the ceremony took place at the Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel on the Vouliagmeni peninsula, on the Athens Riviera about half an hour from central Athens.

The celebrations ran over two days, starting with an engagement ceremony on November 10, according to NDTV and India Today. Rajinikanth, who is Anirudh's maternal uncle, flew in from Chennai with his wife Latha and daughter Aishwarya, The Indian Express reports.

Then came the moment fans can't stop replaying. In a clip filmed by a guest and shared widely online, India Today reports, Rajinikanth dances to Marana Mass from Petta and Manasilaayo from Vettaiyan, both composed by the groom himself, as the newlyweds and family members join in around him. Neither family has officially released the video.

It's a sweet full-circle moment. Anirudh has written music for several of his uncle's films, including Petta, Darbar, Jailer, Vettaiyan and Jailer 2, so the superstar was quite literally dancing to the family soundtrack.

Anirudh shared the first official photos on Instagram with the caption "My once in a lifetime, for a lifetime. 11.11." The couple wore matching pastels by designer Tarun Tahiliani and said their vows under an open-air mandap covered in white and cream flowers, with the Aegean right behind them.

The guest list was kept small, but the names on it were big. Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and his wife Durga were photographed with the couple alongside Rajinikanth and Latha, according to the Hindustan Times.

The venue brings its own star power. The Astir Palace opened in the early 1960s, became a favorite of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and reopened in 2019 as the first Four Seasons hotel in Greece. Now it can add a Rajinikanth dance floor to its résumé.

The couple will host a reception in Chennai on November 21, with guests from Indian cinema, politics and business expected to attend.