Valentine's Day 2020: Shankar Nag-Arundathi to Yash-Radhika Pandit – Five Kannada star couples who married their real-life love

Kannada film industry has many successful love stories; the stars who came to act together became life partners. They not only proved that they are the best couple on-screen but also great companions in real life. Some celebrity couples became role models for many couples in real life. From Shankar Nag and Arundathi to Yash and Radhika Pandit, let's take a look at stars who acted together and became real-life partners.

Late Shankar Nag, who is a legendary actor and director of the Kannada film industry, met Arundathi in 1974 and got married after 6 years in 1980. After their marriage, they started appearing together on the big screen in movies like ‘Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige’, ‘Parameshi Prema Prasanga’, and ‘Accident’. Shankar Nag and Arundathi Nag are the first-ever couple who were married and worked together in the Kannada film industry.

Late Sahasa Simha Vishnuvardhan and Bharathi were one of the most adorable couples in the Kannada film industry. Vishnuvardhan and Bharathi, who acted in ‘Onde Roopa Eradu Guna’, and ‘Devara Gudi’, fell in love and got married in 1975. Later, after their marriage, shared the screen in movies like ‘Rahasya Rathri’, ‘Bangarada Jinke’, and ‘Makkala Bhagya’.

Late Ambareesh and Sumalatha are one of the most known couples in the Kannada film industry. Sumalatha was born in Andhra Pradesh and rained in Chennai, and started her career in Malayalam. This couple has acted in movies like 'Aahuti’, ‘New Delhi’, ‘Hongkongnalli Agent Amar’ which were superhits. During the shooting of one of these movies, Ambareesh and Sumalatha fell in love and got married on December 8, 1991.

Real Star Upendra and Priyanka are one of the cutest couples in Sandalwood. Priyanka has acted in different industries like Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, and other languages. Upendra met Priyanka during the shooting for Telugu movie ‘Raa’, and again paired in the movie ‘H2O’ and started dating. The couple got married in 2003, and later paired in the movies ‘Shrimathi’ and ‘Uppi 2’.

Rocking Star Yash and Radhika are the most dominant couple in the Kannada film industry who have given many super hit movies together. Yash and Radhika started their big-screen career together in the movie ‘Moggina Manasu’. This couple was dating for eight years and paired in movies like ‘Mr and Mrs Ramachari’, ‘Drama’ and ‘Santhu Straight Forward’. Yash and Radhika are known as the best couple in Sandalwood who got married in 2016.

Diganth and Aindrita Ray who was in love for 9 years got married on December 12, 2018. Aindrita Ray and Diganth are one of the favourite stars for the Kannada audience. Both came together for movies like ‘Manasare’ and ‘Parijatha’. ‘Manasare’ became a super hit movie and the couple remains together forever. The couple appeared together in the film ‘Manasare’, became best friends and fell in love. They later married and are leading a happy life.