Reel-life romance resulting in real-life bonding is nothing new to the Kannada film industry. Ambareesh–Sumalatha, Ananth Nag–Gayathri, Shankar Nag–Arundhati Nag, Vishnuvardhan– Bharathi, Devaraj–Chandralekha, Lokesh–Girija, , Upendra–Priyanka, Sundar Raj–Pramila Joshai, and Rakshita–Prem are among the actors who got married.