Veteran Tamil actor Vijayakumar’s granddaughter Diya got married to her fiance Thilan today with several top celebrities attending in person to bless the newlyweds. Superstar Rajinikanth a long-time friend of the family attended the wedding and the video is currently going viral on the internet.
Vijayakumar’s first wife Muthukannu has three children, namely daughters Kavitha and Anitha and a son the popular actor Arun Vijay. Vijayakumar within a few years of Arun Vijay’s birth, married actress Manjula with his first wife’s consent. The duo fell in love while acting together as a pair in many movies.
The late Manjula and Vijayakumar have three daughters Vanitha, Preetha and Sri Devi, who have all acted in films. Kavita and Anita are doctors, and while the former has acted as Sarathkumar’s sister in ‘Coolie’ the later has not appeared in films. Anita fell in love with Gokul, her fellow medical college student, and got married more than two decades back. Anita and Gokul have two children namely son Sreejay and daughter Diya. Just like her mother Diya too has studied medicine abroad and chose her life partner in Thilan. The couple got engaged a few months back and their grand wedding was held at a resort in Mahabalipuram.
Apart from Rajinikanth those who personally attended the Diya-Thilan wedding include actresses Meena and Sneha, Prasanna. Arun Vijay, Sri Devi, Preetha, Kavitha and Anitha along with their respective families welcomed the guests and took care of them. The notable absentee was actress Vanitha Vijayakumar who is estranged from the rest of her family for many years.
