Outlook Business Desk
The Udaipur wedding of Netra Mantena, daughter of industrialist Rama Raju Mantena and tech entrepreneur Vamsi Gadiraju became a global spectacle, with three days of celebrations at the Leela Palace and Jagmandir Island Palace.
The wedding hosted an impressive lineup of global celebrities, including Donald Trump , Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Hrithik Roshan and Ranveer Singh.
Photos and videos from the haldi, mehendi and sangeet have flooded social media, especially clips of Madhuri Dixit, Nora Fatehi, and Ranveer Singh performing.
Featuring international performers, strong security arrangements and lavish setups at the Leela Palace and Jagmandir Island Palace, the wedding is widely seen as one of the year’s grandest celebrations.
Rama Raju Mantena is a well-known name in the US pharmaceutical sector, heading Ingenus Pharmaceuticals as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, with the company operating across the United States, Switzerland and India.
Public estimates place his net worth at around US $20mn. Known for philanthropy, he donated 1,008 gold coins to Tirumala in 2017 and owns a luxury estate in Florida. In 2023, Mantena said he would purchase another luxury Florida property worth ₹400 crore.
His career began as CEO of P4 Healthcare in Florida before he founded ventures like ICORE Healthcare, the International Oncology Network (ION) and OncoScripts, focused on supporting specialty and oncology-related healthcare.
Originally from Vijayawada, he moved to the United States in the 1980s after completing Computer Science and Engineering at JNTU, later studied clinical pharmacy at the University of Maryland.