Vignesh Shivan says ‘it still hasn’t sunk in' as he opens up about welcoming twins with Nayanthara

Vignesh Shivan in a new interview, talked about the joy of becoming of father and shared his feelings. Earlier this year, he had twin boys with wife Nayanthara, via surrogacy.

Filmmaker Vignesh Shivan and his wife Nayanthara welcomed their twin babies through surrogacy on October 9. Ever since he embraced fatherhood, Vignesh has been very active on social media and has been expressing his joy of becoming a father through several posts. In a new interview, he described it as a ‘surreal’ feeling for him.

Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan with their twins.

On June 9, Vignesh Shivan and Nayanthara got married in an intimate ceremony in Chennai. The wedding was attended by their families and a few close friends from the film fraternity. Among the guests who made it to their wedding were Shah Rukh Khan and Rajinikanth.

Four months after their wedding, Vignesh Shivan took to Instagram to announce that they have welcome twin boys through surrogacy. Speaking to India Today on how much life has changed for him as a parent, he said, "It still has not sunk in completely for me that I am now a dad. I’m having all the fun and happiness being with them and spending as much time as possible with them right now.”

In Tamil films, Nayanthara was last seen in Vignesh Shivan's directorial, Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kadhal. It was a romantic comedy co-starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Vijay Sethupathi. In the film, Nayanthara starred as Kanmani Ganguly, who falls in love with Vijay Sethupathi’s character who is also loved by Samantha’s character at the same time.

Nayanthara will be next seen in Ashwin Saravanan's directorial, Connect. It marks the filmmaker’s second outing with Nayanthara, after paranormal thriller Maya. It is produced by Vignesh Shivan. Connect is slated to release on December 22.