S Shankar’s daughter Aishwarya weds cricketer Rohit Damodharan

S Shankar with family

Tamil filmmaker S Shankar took time off his film commitments, including prepping for the remake of 'Anniyan' (2005) with Ranveer Singh, for the wedding celebrations of his daughter, Aishwarya in Mahabalipuram. On Sunday, Aishwarya Shankar tied the knot with cricketer Rohit Damodharan, who plays for Madurai Panthers in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin was in attendance. Shankar shared a thank you note to the honourable chief minister on Twitter. "My heartfelt thanks & gratitude to our Hon.Chief Minister @mkstalin for his precious time to grace us with his warm&loving presence at my daughter's wedding & making it a memorable blessing. Thanks to Health Minister @Subramanian_ma &MLA @Udhaystalin for blessing the couple 🙏🙏🙏," the filmmaker tweeted.

Shankar is planning to host a reception for film folk at a later date.

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On the work front, Shankar will be directing Ranveer Singh in the official adaptation of his 2005 Tamil blockbuster 'Anniyan', which stars Vikram. The film is slated to go on the floors in Mid 2022. The yet-untitled project was announced around the auspicious time of Baisakhi in North India and Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, which marks the New Year celebrations in these respective calendars

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