Man gifts father's life-size wax statue to sister on wedding day, video melts hearts online

A man in Hyderabad surprised his sister with a a life-size wax statue of their late father on her wedding day. An undated video of the bride and other family members getting overwhelmed at seeing the wax statue has gone viral on social media.

Avula Phani, who lives in Hyderabad, wanted his sister to feel the presence of their father on her big day.

In an interview, Phani had revealed that his father, Avula Subrahmanyam, died after contracting COVID-19. He also said that he couldn’t talk to his father in his last days. As the loss was unbearable for the family, he decided to get a life-size statue made to surprise his sister.


The video shows his sister, Sai Vaishnavi, and mother getting overwhelmed at seeing the wax statue. The wax was a perfect replica and seem like the man was sitting in flesh among his family. Later, the family and their relatives were also seen taking pictures with the statue.

The statue was built in Karnataka and took over a year to complete. The statue was involved in all the ceremonies of the wedding. All the guests present at the wedding took selfies and photos, along with the deceased family. The bride hugged and kissed the statue of her father out of love.