A
usually
daring
and
dashing
personality
and
an
outspoken
person
embraced
bachelorhood
till
he
turned
39
years.
The
star
who
was
seen
as
a
vibrant
and
a
livewire
during
his
heydays
kept
sets
on
toes
whenever
he
reported
to
the
shooting
spot
and
it
was
in
1984
when
Ambareesh's
life
took
a
big
turn.
Ahuthi,
a
movie
in
1984
had
the
Rebel
star
Ambareesh
as
the
male
lead
and
had
a
newcomer
in
Kannada
cinema,
Sumalatha
Naidu.
Sumalatha
was
born
in
a
Naidu
family
in
Guntur,
Andhra
Pradesh
in
1963
and
made
her
debut
in
1979
with
a
Telugu
cinema.
She
was
already
a
star
before
she
set
her
foot
in
the
industry
with
Ahuthi.
Ambareesh
and
Sumalatha
were
poles
apart
in
their
nature
and
that
helped
the
duo
to
bring
themselves
together,
voiced
Sumalatha
once
upon
a
time
in
an
interview.
Ambareesh
was
always
full
of
sound
and
filled
with
exuberance
who
ensured
that
no
one
was
sunken
with
low
energy
in
sets
during
a
film
shoot.
On
the
contrast,
Sumalatha
was
a
soft-spoken
person
who
was
reserved
to
herself
with
a
limited
conversation.
She
had
once
stated
that
no
Ambareesh's
antics
and
energetic
act
were
able
to
catch
her
attention
as
she
was
spending
most
of
her
off-screen
time
reading
books.
She
was
initially
a
bit
apprehensive
about
working
with
the
Rebel
Star
as
there
were
many
stories
doing
rounds
about
his
attitude
and
behaviour.
This
prompted
her
to
maintain
certain
amount
of
distance
from
the
star
and
establish
friendship
only
at
a
limited
level.
However,
both
of
them
developed
a
decent
level
of
friendship
from
this
point
onwards
and
it
was
in
1987,
during
the
shooting
of
New
Delhi
that
the
duo's
proximity
grew
formidable
and
closer.
Sumalatha's
nature,
which
was
devoid
of
a
typical
cinema
celebrity,
made
Ambareesh
develop
a
strong
liking
towards
the
former,
asserted
Mrs
Ambareesh.
It
was
in
1989
when
Rebel
Star
made
his
intentions
clear
to
the
beautiful
actress
and
finally
proposed
in
a
unique
manner
to
Sumalatha.
Ambareesh
had
shared
that
he
had
written
a
letter
to
the
multi-language
actress,
which
read,
"Rebel
in
Trouble",
as
the
proposal
intention
had
gone
quite
hasty.
The
combination
of
a
dignified
female
and
a
rebellious
and
a
dynamic
male
was
quite
a
pair
in
the
making
and
hence
proved
that
the
opposite
poles
attract
each
other.
Finally,
the
lovebirds
accepted
their
mutual
love
to
each
other
and
entered
a
wedlock
in
1991
and
led
a
contented,
blessed
and
a
harmonious
life
for
a
span
of
over
27
years.