Nagarjuna’s son Akhil Akkineni’s engagement with fashion designer Shriya Bhupal has reportedly been called off months before their destination wedding in Italy. Shriya is the granddaughter of business tycoon GVK Reddy.

The two have been dating for a few years now and got engaged in a private ceremony in 2016 at the GVK House. According to reports, the engagement was called off by Akhil and Shriya while Nagarjuna and GVK Reddy reluctantly gave in.

According to reports, Akhil and Shriya were supposed to tie the knot in Rome, Italy amidst the presence of over 700 people. However, families got in touch with the invited guests and asked them to cancel their tickets. While no reason has been forthcoming for the sudden development, those in the know pointed out that all was well until last week. In fact, all the arrangements had been done in Italy, including hotel and travel bookings.

The high-profile engagement ceremony of Akhil Akkineni, the younger son of Nagarjuna and the granddaughter (Shriya Bhupal) of noted businessman GV Krishna Reddy (GVK) was held in a glittering manner on Friday, 9th December at GVK house.

Nagarjuna, Amala, Naga Chaitanya, Samantha and the entire GVK family were present at the function alongside a horde of celebs. Chaitu and Samantha stood as the special attraction at the event. Several VIPs from film and political fraternity attended the celebration of two high profile families of the Telugu states. A huge traffic jam was also witnessed in and around Banjara Hills because of fans thronging to have a glimpse of the celebs in attendance at the celebrations.

The wedding ceremony of Akhil and Shriya will be held in May 2017. Italy has been chosen for this destination wedding.

On the work front, Akhil will start working on his new project from January 2017.

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Yong music composer Anup Rubens, who is very close to Akkineni family, will reportedly be entertaining the guests by performing a musical show at the engagement ceremony of Akhil that will take place on 9th December.

Akhil is getting engaged to his girlfriend Shriya Bhupal on 9th Dec. The ceremony has been planned as a family affair and not many guests were invited. But, it doesn’t mean that there won’t be any fun activities. Anup has been handed over the job of entertaining everyone by performing to his hit songs. Some top singers including Chinmayee will be performing on the stage alongside him.

The function will be held this evening at GVK House in Hyderabad. Megastar Chiranjeevi is expected to attend the event to bless the young couple. Akhil’s wedding is being planned in Italy in Summer next year.

Just a few hours after the news of Akhil Akkineni’s destination wedding in Italy in next summer surfaced on the internet, the young actor’s parents Nagarjuna and Amala have made an official announcement regarding his engagement by releasing an invitation card.

According to the engagement invitation card, Akhil will get engaged to his girlfriend Shriya Bhupal on December 9, 2016, at GVK House in Hyderabad. A high profile private engagement ceremony will be held, and celebs from across the film, and political arenas are expected to grace the event in a big number.

Earlier this year, both the love birds got an approval from their families, and even Nagarjuna announced this in front of media. With elder Akkineni scion Naga Chaitanya pushing his marriage with Samantha by a year, it seems that the elders have decided to go ahead with the wedding festivities of the younger son of the family.