Varun Tej and Lavanya (Credits: Instagram)
Varun Tej Konidela, the popular Telugu star got engaged to his longtime girlfriend, actress Lavanya Tripathi on June 9, Friday. The couple put years-long rumors about their alleged romance to rest by making it official with a formal engagement ceremony. Immediately after the ceremony, both Varun Tej and Lavanya took to their official Instagram handles and shared a couple of lovely stills from the ceremony. “Found my Lav! @itsmelavanya,” wrote the actor in his post. “2016 (heart and infinite emoji) Found my forever! @varunkonidela7,” Lavanya captioned her post.
Samantha, sister Niharika, and others shower the couple with love
The newly-engaged couple is now receiving immense love from both their film industry friends and fans after they made their engagement Insta-official. Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who shares a warm friendship with both Varun Tej Konidela and Lavanya Tripathi, took to the bride-to-be’s Instagram post, and commented: “Congratulations (heart emojis)” Varun’s younger sister and actress Niharika Konidela, commented a bunch of hearts and Nazar amulets, on both her brother and Lavanya’s post.
“Many congratulations u guys (red heart emojis),” commented actress Pragya Jaiswal on the actress’s post. “Congrats you two (heart emojis) Here’s wishing you a lifetime of happiness,” wrote Lakshmi Manchu. Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty, on the other hand, blessed the couple with heart emojis. The newly-engaged couple is also receiving immense love from their fans, who have been showering praises on them for keeping the relationship under wraps until it is official. “Keeping it private, until it’s permanent,” commented quite a few fans, along with heart emojis.
Check out Lavanya Tripathi’s post, below:
Varun Tej and Lavanya’s love story
For the unversed, Varun Tej Konidela and Lavanya Tripathi fell in love while filming for their popular films, Master and Antariksham. The reports suggest that Varun officially proposed to Lavanya at her birthday bash, which was held in Bangalore. However, the couple decided to keep their relationship under wraps until they got engaged.
Bride-to-be Lavanya Tripathi looked gorgeous in a pastel green embellished Banarasi saree, custom-made by Anita Dongre. She completed her look with a messy bun adorned with Jasmin ghajra, and a statement kundan chocker with green tourmalines, and matching earrings, along with lots of bangles. Groom-to-be Varun, on the other hand, looked dapper in a an off-white embroider kurta, and matching pajamas.
