Who is Rama Raju Mantena behind the viral Udaipur wedding

A wedding in Udaipur has set social media, business circles and the luxury events industry buzzing — and it isn’t a Bollywood star or corporate tycoon at the centre of it. The spotlight is on the wedding of Netra Mantena, daughter of Indian-American pharma and healthcare entrepreneur Rama Raju Mantena, to Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vamsi Gadirajju.

What began as a private celebration has quickly become one of the most talked-about events of the year.

The guest list has fuelled much of the frenzy.

Donald Trump Jr., a live performance by Jennifer Lopez, and Bollywood names including Ranveer Singh, Janhvi Kapoor and others were among those present — along with a live Koffee With Karan segment hosted by Karan Johar. Extravagant décor, tight security and curated social-media snippets have only amplified curiosity.

The dominant question: Who is Raju Mantena?

Mantena is an Indian-American entrepreneur based in the United States. Born in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, he moved to the US in the 1980s, after studying computer engineering in India and clinical pharmacy in America.

Over the past few decades, Mantena has been associated with building multiple businesses in the healthcare space.

These ventures include ICORE Healthcare, a drug cost-management solutions firm that was acquired by Magellan Health in 2006 for approximately $210 million; OncoScripts, a specialty oncology pharmacy; and the International Oncology Network, an oncology-focused group-purchasing and clinical network — both of which were later sold or integrated into larger distribution companies.

Today, Mantena serves as Founder, Chairman & CEO of Ingenus Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, with a presence across the United States, India and Switzerland.

Industry observers describe Ingenus as a firm working on niche and complex generics, including oncology and mental-health therapies. The company recently drew attention when Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories entered into an agreement to market an Ingenus cancer drug in the US.

Mantena has also been noted for high-profile philanthropy — most prominently, the donation of a 28-kilogram gold ‘sahasranama mala’ to the Tirupati temple in 2017.

While the Udaipur wedding has thrust Mantena into the public spotlight, much about his business operations — and his exact net worth — remains low-visibility.

Whether the attention translates into a more public role within global pharmaceuticals remains to be seen. For now, Mantena is defined by serial entrepreneurship, a pharma business carving out space away from the industry’s biggest players, and a wedding that has rewritten expectations of scale and spectacle.Read about our editorial guidelines and ethics policy