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South Indian wedding invitation videos
The single thing most template invitations get wrong about a South Indian wedding is the muhurtham. It is not a detail at the bottom of the card — it is the reason the card exists, and it belongs in its own band, set large.
Tamil and Telugu are typeset with correct ligatures and proofed before delivery. Both scripts sit alongside English on the same card without either being reduced to a subtitle.
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Getting it right
The wording
A Tamil invitation is a திருமண அழைப்பிதழ் (thirumana azhaippithazh) and the auspicious hour is சுப முகூர்த்தம் (subha muhurtham). A Telugu invitation is a శుభలేఖ (shubhalekha), the wedding వివాహ మహోత్సవం (vivaha mahotsavam).
Both traditions name the grandparents as well as the parents, frequently with the ancestral village. The muhurtham is given with the date, the nakshatra and often the exact minute. Send us the panchangam details as your priest wrote them and we will set them as written.
When to send it, and the sequence
Tamil order: nichayathartham (engagement), panda kaal muhurtham, nalangu, kashi yatra, oonjal, kanyadaanam, the muhurtham itself, and sammandhi mariyathai. Telugu order: pendlikoothuru, snathakam, kashi yatra, jeelakarra bellam at the muhurtham, then talambralu.
Because the muhurtham is often before dawn, guests need lead time to arrange the night before. Send six weeks ahead, and put the arrival time — not just the muhurtham time — on the card.
Motifs that carry meaning
Pulli kolam — drawn around a dot grid in one continuous line that never lifts. Animating it any other way is visibly wrong to anyone who has drawn one.
Gopuram — the temple tower. Reduces well to a mark; overworked, it turns into a tourist poster.
Mango-leaf toran and kuthuvilakku — the doorway hanging and the standing lamp, both markers of an auspicious threshold.
Kanjivaram zari — the woven gold border. Used as a band rather than a background.
Questions
The ones families actually ask
How much does a Tamil or Telugu wedding invitation video cost?
From ₹3,900 for Thaali and ₹4,600 for Kolam, with your details and palette set into the existing artwork. A muhurtham-plus-reception video with photographs typically comes to ₹6,500–₹9,000.
Will the muhurtham time be set correctly?
Yes. Send the panchangam details exactly as your priest wrote them — date, nakshatra, and the hour to the minute — and we set them as written, in their own band, at the size the convention gives them.
Can the card be in Tamil or Telugu and English together?
Yes, and neither is reduced to a caption. Both scripts are set with correct ligatures and proofed before delivery. A bilingual card is ₹1,200 extra.
Can you deliver the same day?
The static version of Thaali can go out the same day. Video versions are 48 hours as standard, or 24 hours for ₹1,200.
Pricing
Three ways to work with us
Select
₹1,900 – ₹6,000
You choose from the catalogue, we set your names, dates and venues into it, adjust the palette to your outfits, and add your photographs. The artwork itself is not redrawn.
- Any design in the catalogue
- Your details, palette and photographs
- First draft in 48 hours
- 3 free revisions
Tailored
Full redraw₹8,000 – ₹18,000
We redraw the illustration to your venue, your outfits, your city skyline; we script the sequence around your events; we compose or licence the music. Built for weddings with three or more events.
- Illustration redrawn for you
- Multi-event sequence, as long as the events need
- Caricature or photo-composite option
- Matching Save the Date and itinerary cards
Bespoke
from ₹25,000
A concept meeting, a storyboard, original illustration and an original score. Typically three to four weeks, and typically for weddings where the invitation is part of a wider identity — cards, signage, stationery, monogram.
- Concept meeting and storyboard
- Original illustration and score
- Full stationery identity available
- 3–4 weeks, planned around your dates
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