Popular
Kannada
actress
Shubha
Poonja
is
all
set
to
tie
the
knot
with
entrepreneur
Sumanth
Billava
in
December.
The
actress
has
been
dating
the
actor
for
a
year
and
has
now
decided
to
get
married
in
a
grand
ceremony.
Expressing
her
excitement
for
the
wedding,
Shubha
told
the
Times
of
India,
"I
have
known
him
for
a
year.
I
had
attended
a
couple
of
programmes
of
a
group
that
Sumanth
is
a
part
of.
In
fact,
the
first
time
we
met
was
when
he
came
to
pick
me
up
for
one
of
their
events.
I
found
Sumanth
quiet
and
a
little
introverted,
yet
someone
who
loves
to
do
his
bit
for
society,
which
connected
us.
I
always
wanted
a
partner
from
a
different
field.
He
understands
and
likes
my
work,
and
has
absolutely
no
objection
to
me
continuing
to
act.
So,
once
we
were
sure
about
our
relationship,
we
decided
to
seek
permission
from
our
parents
to
get
married."
Speaking
about
the
development
of
her
relationship,
Subha
told
The
New
Indian
Express,
"Initially,
we
started
bonding
over
phone
conversations,
and
it
was
only
last
October
that
we
started
meeting
each
other
frequently.
He
stays
near
my
house,
and
he
is
also
a
Mangalorean,
and
we
realised
that
we
have
a
liking
for
each
other.
I
didn't
want
to
waste
time
dating
and
instead
thought
of
marriage.
I
informed
my
mother
about
Sumanth
who
in
turn
spoke
with
him.
He
gave
his
nod,
after
which
we
decided
to
take
forward
our
relationship
forward."
Hinting
about
the
engagement,
the
couple
said
that
they
will
get
engaged
soon
in
an
intimate
ceremony,
due
to
the
lockdown.
In
this
pandemic
situation,
they
want
only
their
near
and
dear
ones
to
attend
their
engagement
ceremony.
Shubha
Poonja
told
TOI,
"Everyone
will
be
invited
to
the
wedding
in
December,
which
will,
hopefully,
be
a
grand
affair,
provided
the
pandemic
abates
and
people
can
come
and
bless
us."
On
the
professional
front,
Shubha
was
last
seen
in
Naragunda
Bandaya,
which
was
released
on
March
12,
just
a
day
before
the
theatres
were
shut
down.
She
will
next
be
seen
in
Kannada
film,
Samosa.