So here’s to the lost WAP pages, the pixelated wallpapers, and the 200-character love poems. Here’s to Simbu, Nayanthara, and Peperonity—the holy trinity of 2000s Tamil cinema romance.

The duo's romance blossomed in the early 2000s, marking Nayanthara’s first public relationship. The Beginning (2006): They fell in love on the sets of the film

To clarify for context:

The relationship between and Nayanthara

: Unlike many celebrity couples of that era, they were relatively open, even appearing on television talk shows together.