Tamil Movie Review

The most awaited weddings in Kollywood this year. Superstar Rajnikanth's younger daughter Soundarya's engagement to entrepreneur Ashwin Ramkumar on Wednesday evening was the talk many a conversation.

The bride's outfit was one of the points of avid discussion. While many had expected Soundarya to pick an Indo-western outfit by an established designer, the bride and her mother Latha picked out a gorgeous kanjivaram sari for the special occasion. In consonance with the customs, the rituals too were traditional.

Generally Rajinikanth and his wife are known for keeping all their family events low, but this time they pulled out all the stops and their guest list included every celeb in town.

The venue, Sheraton Park Hotel in Alwarpet, was buzzing with activity for at least two days prior to the big day. Scores of private security personnel milled around, with the hosts expecting political biggies like the Tamilnadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi, also AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa and others to attend.

The wedding date, it hasn't been decided yet. The wedding will take place only after Rajini's Endhiran and Soundarya's animated venture Sultan ­ The Warrior are released later this year.

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The new year brings good tidings for superstar Rajnikanth's family. Soundarya, the youngest daughter of the superstar has finally announced her decision to get married, and the lucky man is Ashwin Ramkumar, son of businessman Ramkumar. Rajini's elder daughter Aishwarya married actor Dhanush, but Soundarya's choice of a groom from a family outside the industry has surprised many.

27 year old Ashwin has done master's degree from the prestigious Stanford University in USA and now works with his father in the family's construction business K.S.Venkatraman & Co.

Confirming the news, Soundarya reveals, that she have known Ashwin for a year now and it's a lovecum-arranged marriage. When she revealed about this to her father Rajinikanth, he immediately accepted it. It is with the consent of both families that the decision was taken and the engagement is fixed for February 17.

The two have been friends for about three to four years now and things got serious in July last year. It is only recently the couple broke the news to their friends.

The Ramkumars are a well-known family in the city. They are held in high-esteem within the community and the social circles in Chennai. Close friends of the family reveal that Soundarya's mother Latha and sister Aishwarya have already visited the Ramkumars at their home on South Boag Road in T Nagar to fix the alliance. The engagement, which will be held after the release of Soundarya's maid en venture Goa on January 29, will be at her father's residence in Poes Garden. It will be an intimate affair with just relatives and family friends attending.

Soundarya is convinced 2010 will be a great year for her, professionally as well as personally. Even as she marries the man of her dreams, her debut directorial animation film, Sultan The Warrior, is all set to hit the screens this year.