A firestorm of hype has reached into the Indian film landscape around a presumed marriage between South Indian superstar, Dhanush, and Bollywood megastar Mrunal Thakur. The speculation took off this week after a video purported to document the couple at a traditional South Indian wedding ceremony spread around the social media platforms Instagram and X, and the video alleging that the couple wed in a “secret ceremony” in Chennai on January 22, 2026.
But a closer inspection shows a surprising fact: The whole event is, in fact, as intelligent a digital substantiary reality as you'll get: the AI-Generated Wedding Guest List. What made its video particularly persuasive in a crowd for many was the presence of several A-list celebrities--it contained several. To begin with, we have Dhanush wearing a traditional white dhoti and a traditional shirt, while Mrunal who wears a maroon silk saree wreath with jasmine flowers in hair.
To enhance the photorealism level of realism, the video included “guests” including Thalapathy Vijay, Ajith Kumar, Dulquer Salmaan, Trisha Krishnan, Shruti Haasan and music director Anirudh Ravichander. Even though the photo was shot with realistic lighting, poses and all that, the video was finally determined to be AI-produced. A disclaimer at the end of the original video announced "it was an AI-generated creation" in simple words, but this was often overlooked since as it was redistributed by fan accounts.
February 14: The Origins of the Rumor
The viral video is the result of weeks of rumors suggesting that the couple would marry on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2026. Sources close to both actors have long refused to accept such claims, calling them “baseless and fake”. “But Mrunal has a busy professional schedule with a movie for February and another in Telugu for March,” said one insider. She’s unable to schedule a wedding on top of successive releases.
Dhanush’s team also confirmed that he is now concentrating on his career and co-parenting his sons Yatra and Linga. A Season of Star-Discovery Speculation. Remarkably, Dhanush and Mrunal are not the only players in the spotlight. The gossip goes that the Power couple Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda will marry in late February 2026. A private engagement between Rashmika and Vijay Deverakonda was reported to have taken place in October 2025, which has been followed by an intimate ceremony said to have been held in Udaipur.
While Rashmika has said a cryptic “unshaken” answer when pressed regarding the rumors, the timing of two significant “weddings” happening in the same month seems to leave the gossip mills flying. I. Dhanush’s Personal Journey. For Dhanush, those rumors come years after a high-profile estrangement from Aishwarya Rajinikanth. Fans await the return of love from the Raayan actor after this separation, but Dhanush is a private man with an extensive social life.
The takeaway for fans?
In an era of AI, seeing is not entirely believing. These “wedding bells” won’t be anything but digital echoes until formal announcements get from the stars themselves.
