Two weeks after their star-studded wedding in Tamil Nadu, South Indian superstar Nayanthara and husband, director Vignesh Shivan, are enjoying their new lives as a married couple in Thailand.
Sharing a series of pictures from their honeymoon at a resort in Bangkok, Shivan lovingly referred to the actress as his "thaaram", which is Tamil for "star".
"In Thailand with my Thaaram," he posted, along with pictures of the couple locked in a loving embrace. In one photo, the newly-weds can be seen holding hands as they stare into each other's eyes, on the private balcony of their suite at The Siam Hotel.
Located on the Chao Phraya river, which flows through Bangkok, The Siam is a luxury 1.2-hectare resort known as an "urban sanctuary" owing to its proximity to the city centre. The health and wellness-focused property is a favourite among honeymooners looking for an escape but not wishing to be too far away from the city's attractions.
Popularly referred to as the "lady superstar" of Indian cinema, Nayanthara is one of the biggest actors in South India, known for her work in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She married Shivan at a resort in the historical town of Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, in a traditional ceremony.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who will soon appear in a film with the actress, attended the wedding, and so did Rajinikanth, one of the biggest and most revered Indian actors. Other major stars in attendance included Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi, Suriya, Ajith Kumar, Karthi, Vijay Sethupathi and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
"On a scale of 10… She’s Nayan and I'm the one by God’s grace. Just married Nayanthara," Shivan posted after the wedding, sharing images from the ceremony.
Scroll through the gallery below for more pictures from Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan's wedding
A day after the wedding, the couple offered prayers at the Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati, which is in the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh. Also popularly known as Tirumala temple, it is more than 1,000 years old, and is believed to be the wealthiest temple in India.
A few days before the nuptials, Shivan had spoken about how they initially wanted to wed in Tirupati, a popular pilgrimage spot for millions of Hindus around the world.
"We wanted to call our friends and family members, and we can’t take everyone there. So, we have to decide to get married, here, in Mahabalipuram," Shivan told Chennai Times.
Nayanthara and Shivan first met when she starred in his 2015 film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan, an action-comedy which also featured superstar Sethupathi. The pair began dating soon after but only made their relationship Instagram-official in 2021 after Shivan proposed. That year, they also launched their production company Rowdy Pictures.
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T20 World Cup Qualifier A, Muscat
Friday, February 18: 10am - Oman v Nepal, Canada v Philippines; 2pm - Ireland v UAE, Germany v Bahrain
Saturday, February 19: 10am - Oman v Canada, Nepal v Philippines; 2pm - UAE v Germany, Ireland v Bahrain
Monday, February 21: 10am - Ireland v Germany, UAE v Bahrain; 2pm - Nepal v Canada, Oman v Philippines
Tuesday, February 22: 2pm – semi-finals
Thursday, February 24: 2pm – final
UAE squad: Ahmed Raza (captain), Muhammad Waseem, Chirag Suri, Vriitya Aravind, Rohan Mustafa, Kashif Daud, Zahoor Khan, Alishan Sharafu, Raja Akifullah, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Basil Hameed, Zafar Farid, Mohammed Boota, Mohammed Usman, Rahul Bhatia
All matches to be streamed live on icc.tv
US PGA Championship in numbers
1 Joost Luiten produced a memorable hole in one at the par-three fourth in the first round.
2 To date, the only two players to win the PGA Championship after winning the week before are Rory McIlroy (2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational) and Tiger Woods (2007, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational). Hideki Matsuyama or Chris Stroud could have made it three.
3 Number of seasons without a major for McIlroy, who finished in a tie for 22nd.
4 Louis Oosthuizen has now finished second in all four of the game's major championships.
5 In the fifth hole of the final round, McIlroy holed his longest putt of the week - from 16ft 8in - for birdie.
6 For the sixth successive year, play was disrupted by bad weather with a delay of one hour and 43 minutes on Friday.
7 Seven under par (64) was the best round of the week, shot by Matsuyama and Francesco Molinari on Day 2.
8 Number of shots taken by Jason Day on the 18th hole in round three after a risky recovery shot backfired.
9 Jon Rahm's age in months the last time Phil Mickelson missed the cut in the US PGA, in 1995.
10 Jimmy Walker's opening round as defending champion was a 10-over-par 81.
11 The par-four 11th coincidentally ranked as the 11th hardest hole overall with a scoring average of 4.192.
12 Paul Casey was a combined 12 under par for his first round in this year's majors.
13 The average world ranking of the last 13 PGA winners before this week was 25. Kevin Kisner began the week ranked 25th.
14 The world ranking of Justin Thomas before his victory.
15 Of the top 15 players after 54 holes, only Oosthuizen had previously won a major.
16 The par-four 16th marks the start of Quail Hollow's so-called "Green Mile" of finishing holes, some of the toughest in golf.
17 The first round scoring average of the last 17 major champions was 67.2. Kisner and Thorbjorn Olesen shot 67 on day one at Quail Hollow.
18 For the first time in 18 majors, the eventual winner was over par after round one (Thomas shot 73).
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About Okadoc
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