One phone call and lifetime of love! Here's Prithviraj Sukumaran and Supriya Menon's filmy love story
Here's the heartwarming love story of Prithviraj Sukumaran and Supriya Menon, from a single phone call to a lifetime of companionship. As the Malayalam superstar celebrates his 42nd birthday, take a look at their Bollywood-like romance and journey so far together.
They say it right when they say some love stories are made in heaven. Prithviraj Sukumaran and Supriya Menon's love story also feels straight out of a Bollywood movie. What began as a simple phone call, quickly blossomed into lifelong companionship. Here's how the Malayalam actor and director who is celebrating his 42nd birthday fell in love with a journalist.
Prithviraj Sukumaran and Supriya Menon's love story
The phone call that changed everything
It all began when Supriya Menon who was working as a journalist for NDTV was assigned to cover the Malayali film industry. A
seasoned journalist, Menon didn't know much about it at that time, so one of her colleagues helped her by giving her a contact of an upcoming Malayali actor, Prithviraj Sukumaran. As she made the phone call, little did she know it was the start of something beautiful that they would both remember for a lifetime. "Thanks to my friend¡¯s introduction, I connected with my future husband, Prithviraj Sukumaran," she recalled at the TiE Kerala Women Conference in Kochi.
The friendship blossomed in Mumbai
While the first call was quite professional, it led to a great friendship between the show. Supriya was a Malayali living in Mumbai. She introduced him to the city and helped him fulfill his wish of exploring the iconic locations of the city hailed as the city of dreams.
Prithviraj's Mumbai adventure with Supriya
From that moment, their connection grew. Supriya, who lived in Mumbai, soon became more than just a helpful contact for Prithviraj. She introduced him to the city, showing him around and helping him fulfill his wish of exploring iconic places in Mumbai. In an interview, Prithviraj spoke about how his view of the city changed through Supriya, who had lived there most of her life.
"I saw authentic Mumbai through her eyes. It was Supriya who revealed to me facets of Mumbai I had never experienced. Desiring to explore places from the novel Shantaram, like Haji Ali and the Leopold Cafe, I turned to Supriya, a friend who willingly took charge of my life for the next few weeks," Prithviraj had shared earlier.
From friendship to lifelong companionship
Soon their bond deepened and turned into something more than friendship. They dated for four years before finally getting married to each other on April 25, 2011. Supriya who had a thriving career in Mumbai even gave up her job to be with her husband in Kerala. She soon adjusted to the film industry's lifestyle prioritised her relationship with Prithviraj. Three years after their marriage in 2014, they welcomed a daughter, Alankrita Menon Prithviraj, in their lives, and since then they have been living happily ever after.
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Garima Satija leads the Entertainment vertical of Indiatimes. A storyteller at heart who enjoys the thrill of writing, she is sometimes found daydreaming about living the lives of movie characters. Also, she hates talking about herself in the third person.
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