Pooja Umashankar of Naan Kadavul fame who has acted in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Sinhalese and English, secretly married Prasan David Vedhakan in Colombo, with only the families of the couple in attendance.
The actress has been part of many Tamil movies including Jay Jay, Attagasam, Jithan, Pattiyal, Thambi and was prominently in the news when ace Bala chose her for Naan Kadavul, and for her close friendship with co-star Arya. She was also nominated for a national award for her exceptional portrayal of a blind woman. After her award-winning film Vidiyum Munn a couple of years back, she stopped signing Tamil movies and concentrated only on Sinhalese films.
One may recall that Pooja was in a relationship with Sri Lanka-based model Deepak Shanmuganathan, and their engagement also took place in a grand manner. But later the duo split due to a difference of opinions that cropped up, and the wedding was called off.
Sources close to her say that Pooja and Prasan David Vedhakan were in love and after both the families gave their consent, the marriage was solemnised. The couple is presently is on their honeymoon trip abroad.
