Ram Charan Teja-Upasana Kamineni exchange rings

Tollywood heartthrob Ram Charan Teja took his first step towards his marriage, as he exchanged ring with his sweetheart Upasana Kamineni. The actor got engaged to the granddaughter of Prathap Reddy, the chairman of Apollo hospitals group, at Temple Trees farm house near Himayath Sagar, Hyderabad on Thursday (December 1).

Powerstar and Ram Charan Teja's uncle, Pawan Kalyan drove him to the venue in his Mercedes G55 last evening. They were followed by Megastar Chiranjeevi's family including his two daughters and their close relatives. Reddys welcomed the groom's family in style. The engagement ceremony was formally started around 7 PM, says a source.

Dressed in traditional attires, the couple got engaged in the presence top most dignitaries from the Tollywood and bigwigs of the Andhra Pradesh politics. AP CM Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chandra Babu Naidu, Subbi rami reddy, Purundeshwari, JC Diwakar Reddy, and many other politicians were spotted at the function.

Balakrishna, Junior NTR, Allu Aravind's family, Kodi Ramakrishna, Mani Sharma, Brahmanandam, Venkatesh, Suresh Babu, Akkineni family, Jayasudha, Ravi Teja, Srikanth, Jayapradha, Tammana Bhatia, Trisha Krishnan, Rana Daggubati, D Rama Naidu, MAA President Murali Mohan, Paruchuri Brothers, DVV Daniash, Vamsi Padipalli, Puri Jagannath, VV Vinayak, SS Rajamouli, MM Keeravani, Nagendra Babu and many others graced the function.

Choice Entertainment from Delhi designed the theme and overlooked the arrangements. A huge consignment of exotic flowers were brought by air from Thailand for the engagement. Skilled decorators from Bangkok had given the venue a colourful look. All in all, the elegant and spectacular setting made it a picture perfect event.

However, a separate get together to celebrate the occasion with the fans of Chiranjeevi family is being planned at a later date.