Union Minister Dr. L Murugan joined The Elephant Whisperers’ producer Guneet Monga and Manipuri star Kangabam Tomba on the Cannes 2023 red carpet. The Union Minister rushed to Twitter to post images of himself with the Manipuri actor and producer. The three are dressed in Indian cultural clothes in the images.
While MoS Murugan walked the red carpet in a veshti, producer Guneet Monga was dressed in a stunning golden saree. Meanwhile, Tomba was spotted wearing an ethnic dress. The ‘Saraswati Yantra’ inspired the theme of this year’s Cannes Indian Pavilion.
Sharing the photo, the minister wrote, “As a Tamilian, I am proud to participate in the red carpet reception of the world-famous Cannes Film Festival today wearing the Veshti shirt, a traditional symbol of Tamil.” In another tweet, he wrote, “It is a proud moment for every Indian and Tamil to step on the world stage wearing the #G20India , traditional dress emblazoned with our national flag at this moment when India is chairing the G20 summit.”
Decodes his Cannes outfit
Ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, Murugan spoke to ANI and said that the embroidery on his shirt is done by his local tailor. The minister said he was proud to wear the embroidered tricolour on his chest. “The embroidery on the shirt has been done by my local tailor. It makes me immensely proud to wear the tricolour on my chest.” Murugan had also attended Cannes 2023.
Indians at Cannes Film Festival 2023
Sara Ali Khan, Esha Gupta, Manushi Chhillar, and Urvashi Rautela have already graced the red carpet of Cannes on May 16. Apart from them, Anushka Sharma, Mrunal Thakur, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Dolly Singh, and Ruhee Dosani, among others are yet to appear on the red carpet of the French film festival. This is the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival and several movies across genres will be screened at this event. Cannes 2023 began on May 16 and will continue till May 27.