Breaking the news, the veteran actor today acknowledged that this marital arrangement has been done more for companionship than for any other reason.

He said his wife Babji with whom he had been living all along, had been keeping indifferent health and was unable to attend on him. Hence, he was forced to marry the 35-year-old Juliana. Gemini Ganesh, who was living with his first wife in the posh Nungambakkam area, has now moved to a flat with his newly married wife.

One of the three aces of the Tamil cinema, he had surprised many by marrying Savithiri, the then leading lady with whom he had shared stellar honours in many a film. In between Babji and Savithiri, another leading Telugu actress Pushpavalli had entered his life. Bollywood's seductive heroine Rekha was born out of the union withPushpavalli. Gemini Ganesh, who is already a grandfather is, however, non-plussed about his latest marriage. ``I do not know why people make a big fuss. When South African leader Nelson Mandela could marry at an advanced age, why not me.''