The wedding of Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda has taken over the internet with record-breaking likes on social media. Their official wedding announcement has become the most-liked Instagram post in Asia.
The couple tied the knot on February 26 at ITC Mementos in Udaipur. The ceremony was private yet grand, blending Telugu and Kodava traditions. Within just three hours of sharing their wedding photos, the post crossed 18 million likes. In two days, the total engagement across both their handles surged past 41.6 million likes.
Most importantly, Rashmika’s wedding post crossed 23.2 million likes, overtaking Virat Kohli’s 2024 T20 World Cup victory post, which held 22.8 million likes. That record had seemed unbeatable until now.
Rashmika Mandanna Wedding Post Breaks Records
Rashmika Mandanna wedding post has officially set a new benchmark. It also surpassed the previous celebrity wedding record held by Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra, whose 2023 wedding photos received 15.8 million likes.
Before them, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor had garnered 12.5 million likes for their intimate Mumbai wedding in 2022. Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif followed with 12.1 million likes in 2021. Meanwhile, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s 2018 Lake Como wedding photos had earned 6.3 million likes at the time.
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Reddit Reacts To Record-Breaking Feat
As expected, Reddit quickly turned into a debate arena. One user shared the snap and wrote, “Rashmika Mandana’s Instagram picture is about to become the most-liked pic from Asia on Instagram.”
Some fans linked the massive response to long-standing rumours about the couple. Others pointed to Instagram’s growing user base. Several others had varied opinions. Read some user comments below:
“Because many people shipped them and they declared the wedding all of a sudden.”
“The record gets broken with every other A-lister celebrity wedding. The major factor is the increase in Insta users. It was DP RS before then Kat Vicky, then Alia Rk, then Sid Kiara and now Rashmika Vijay.”
“It will surely be overtaken if we win the World Cup. But among the celeb wedding pics, it will be the most liked pic till some other famous actress gets married.”
“She has been part of most blockbusters in the last 6 years. Though she is not a great actress, she is loved by fans and very famous on the ground , unlike the manufactured PR of most new age actresses.”
“They’re doing PR btw. I saw some IG creators whose niche isn’t even fashion or wedding or anything related praising their wedding with lots of exaggeration.”
“Most over rated people in the country.”
Meanwhile, the Wedding of VIROSH reflected both glamour and emotion. Rashmika wore a rust-coloured silk saree with a red border by Anamika Khanna, while Vijay opted for an ivory dhoti with a vermillion angavastram. After years of dating rumours since their 2018 film Geetha Govindam, the couple finally made it official, with Vijay calling her his “home and calm”.
