If it was a traditional wedding for Karthi Sivakumar in Coimbatore on Sunday, the reception in Chennai on Thursday evening was contemporary, for the actor and his wife Ranjini, in trendy costumes were seen receiving wishes from the guests.

From big guns of Tamil Nadu politics to veterans of Tamil cinema to close friends of the Sivakumars, everyone was seen making a beeline to Hotel Le Royal Meridien at Guindy, where the reception was held as a grand affair.

Quite like the wedding on Sunday, Suriya and Sivakumar were taking care of the guests. They escorted almost all the invitees to the stage, made them bless the couple, posed to photographs and ensured that they had dinner.

In every sense, Sivakumar and his elder son ensured that all was well. On his part, the 'Paiyaa' and 'Siruthai' star was in his cherubic best in the company of Ranjini and both exuded a warm and happy smile all through the event, the chemistry between the duo was charming and proved to be the 'awe' factor of the evening...

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