In the context of the Thalapathy Vijay-Trisha duo's high-profile relationship involving a previously married individual, a hue and cry has ensued. However, they are hardly the first such couple. The following instances highlight how some of the most celebrated names in cinema are complex personal unions:
1. Savitri and Gemini Ganesan established one of the most famous early examples, as Ganesan was already married to Alamelu when he wed the legendary actress.
2. Hema Malini and Dharmendra became a definitive power couple of the 1970s, though Dharmendra remained married to his first wife, Prakash Kaur, with whom he had four children.
3. Sridevi and Boney Kapoor faced so much media scrutiny when they married, as the latter was previously married to Mona Shourie and had two children at the time.
4. Sarika and Kamal Haasan began their partnership while the actor was still legally wed to Vani Ganapathy, leading to a decade-long union that was a major talking point in the 1980s.
5. Others: Vijayakumari’s relationship with SS Rajendran and Sheela’s marriage to Ravichandran are two other examples. Manjula and Vijayakumar built a long-lasting life together despite the latter having a prior marriage and existing family with his first wife, Muthukannu.
