Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Nikolai Sachdev with MK Stalin, Balakrishna, Gopichand and Thaman S at their wedding ceremony | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The wedding reception of actress Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and gallerist Nikolai Sachdev was held in Chennai on Wednesday. The ceremony was attended by several A-list celebrities including Chief Minister MK Stalin, musician AR Rahman, actor-politician Suresh Gopi, actor Jackie Shroff, actor Kiccha Sudeep, actor Balakrishna, actor Venkatesh and filmmaker Mani Ratnam, whose photos are trending on social media.
In the pictures, Varalaxmi is wearing a ruby-coloured lehenga and intricately embroidered blouse, and Nikolai is wearing a maroon sherwani and a necklace. They are accompanied by Varalaxmi’s father and senior actor-politician Sarathkumar and his actress-wife Radhika Sarathkumar.
Apart from the names mentioned above, other celebrities who attended the event include politicians Udhayanidhi Stalin, Annamalai, O Panneerselvam, Dayanidhi Maran and Narayanan Tirupathi; actors Gopichand, Prabhu Deva, Ramya Krishnan, Shobana, Nassar, Radha Ravi, Bharath, Siddharth, Gautham Karthik, Vemal and Sibi Sathyaraj; and filmmakers P Vasu, KS Ravikumar, Bala, Vijay, Aishwarya Rajinikanth and Sri Ganesh.
Senior actor Sivakumar, noted producer RB Choudary and his family, music composer Deva and his family, director SA Chandrasekhar and his wife Shobha Chandrasekhar, senior actor Vijayakumar and his family were also present at the event and wished the couple.
Here are some pictures from the event:
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Tamil Nadu Youth Welfare and Sports Development Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin with Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Nikolai Sachdev and their family members
Kannada superstar Kiccha Sudeep and his wife Priya Sudeep with Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Nikolai Sachdev and Sarathkumar
With actors Balakrishna and Gopichand, and music composers Thaman S, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Nikolai Sachdev, Sarathkumar and Radhika Sarathkumar
Actor Jackie Shroff with Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Nikolai Sachdev, Sarathkumar and Radhika Sarathkumar
With actor-politician Suresh Gopi, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Nikolai Sachdev, Sarathkumar and Radhika Sarathkumar
Politicians Annamalai and Narayanan Tirupathi with Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Nikolai Sachdev, Sarathkumar and Radhika Sarathkumar
Actor Siddharth, Filmmaker Sree Ganesh, Producers Arun Vishwa and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, with Nikolai Sachdev and Sarathkumar and more
With actors Radha Ravi, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Nikolai Sachdev, Sarathkumar and Radhika Sarathkumar
Filmmaker Aishwarya with Rajinikanth, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Nikolai Sachdev
It is noteworthy that Nikolai is a gallery operator who runs an art gallery called Gallery 7 in Mumbai. Earlier, Varalakshmi had said that Nikolai and she have known each other for 14 years.
Talking about work front, Varalakshmi was recently seen in the Telugu superhero film HanumanShe has been roped in for Dhanush’s second directorial venture. Rayaan In which she will also share the screen with Sandeep Kishan, Kalidas Jayaram, SJ Suryah, Selvaraghavan, Prakash Raj and Aparna Balamurali.
