HYDERABAD: Be it the melodramatic role of a feminist or a ferocious female antagonist, Shruthi Singampalli has the won the hearts of Telugu audience with her acting skills both on the telly and the silver screen, while her husband Madhusudhan Singampalli is popular for his work in Tamil and Kannada entertainment industries. Shruthi and Madhusudhan are now happily married for 10 years and have two sons, Pranav and Rithwik.
The actress who got her break through Ruthuragalu, which aired in Doordarshan in the good old 90s, says, “I knew I was in love with my husband when he gave me my first taste of the Irani chai of Hyderabad. The daughter of Nagamani, also a famous TV actress, Shruthi shares memories about her marriage, how to keep one’s marriage from falling apart and how to create everlasting bonds despite hectic schedules.
Jab they met
“We both worked together in Ruthuragalu, a popular serial which aired in Doordarshan in the late 90’s. Interestingly, we never exchanged a single word,”she begins. It was an unexpected proposal since the two of them never spoke to each other, even though they worked together for ten years. “Even then it took me only one week to accept his proposal and we got married right away as I was sure that he was a wonderful human being. Now we are married for ten wonderful years,” she gleefully adds.
Best quality
More than anything a person needs to honest enough and luckily for me that’s the best quality in him. I think that’s the quality in him that excites me the most and it was a major factor for me to accept his proposal.
Favourite memory
Definitely tying the knot. I think the wedding day is always the favourite memory for any married couple (laughs).
Space is important
For any couple, giving space to each other is crucial. We are a loving and understanding couple. He doesn’t interfere much and gives me my own space and I reciprocate the same. I give him his freedom. So what works well for us is that we give each other the freedom that is needed to stay happy.
Dealing with fights and disagreements
It’s hard for people to believe that there was never really a serious fight. While this may come as a surprise, there was never a situation I’d call a disagreement. If such a situation occurs, we just keep calm without arguing. I prefer being completely calm in such cases as it really helps in avoiding serious fights.
Making Hyderabad special
When he made me taste the famous chai that Hyderabad is famous for in a Irani cafe (laughs).But its actually true, my love for Hyderabad developed much more when I tasted the irani chai. He was the one who made me see the asli Hyderabad. All the wonderful memories I have about the city and its food is all because of him. My first taste of Hyderabadi biryani was also with him.
Marital bliss
Marriage is the best and a wonderful thing that can happen to anybody. It creates a great bond between two people. Marriage is something that fulfills a life and makes it more beautiful. The only thing as far as I am concerned that scares me or is particularly hard about being married, is losing the person. I can’t bear the thought of losing him as I can’t imagine my life without him.
Advice to the kids
The first thing that is needed to have a healthy bond is respect. The couple should respect each other for the people they are and not criticise one another. They have to understand that giving each other their own space is crucial and should be followed to have a happy relationship. Give each other the freedom that is needed and automatically it reduces the emotional stress and creates a strong bonding. This holds true in professions like ours.