Actor Dhanush recently announced his separation from wife Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth, a piece of news that sent shockwaves across the Internet. In a joint statement released earlier this week, the couple revealed that they had filed for divorce after 18 years of marriage.
Now according to reports, the actor’s father, film-maker Kasthuri Raja, told a Tamil newspaper
dailythandi that their divorce is a “family quarrel” and denied the talks of separation.
In the interview, he further said that he spoke to them over the phone and gave them some advice. Raja further revealed that the couple is currently in Hyderabad and not in Chennai.
Dhanush and Aishwaryaa tied the knot in 2004 and are parents to two sons. The actor had met Aishwaryaa on the release day of his film ‘Kadhal Kondaen’.
On Monday night, the two announced their separation.
“18 years of togetherness as friends, couple, as parents and well-wishers to each other… The journey has been of growth, understanding, adjusting and adapting. Today we stand at a place where our paths separate… Aishwaryaa and I have decided to part ways as a couple and take time to understand us as individuals for the better. Please do respect our decision and give us the needed privacy to deal with it,” the joint statement read.
On the other hand, the actor’s now former wife shared the same statement on her Instagram. “No caption needed…only your understanding n your love necessary!,” wrote Aishwaryaa, who is also a film-maker and playback singer.
The estranged couple urged their fans to respect their decision and give them the much-needed privacy.
Dhanush-Aishwaryaa, Sam-Chaitanya, Dileep-Manju: Celebs Who Called It Quits Down South
It’s Splitsville in Southern Film Industry
Celebrity separations have grabbed headlines throughout the years. From adultery allegations to whopping settlement amounts, tinsel-town splits have kept fans on the edge generating suspense and speculation. Over the past decade, celebrity couples in tinsel towns of the North and South, spanning latitudes, have called it quits.
Here’s a look at some break-ups from Tollywood:
Kolaveri Di!
Tamil actor Dhanush announced his separation from wife Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth in a Twitter post on January 17. The actor had met Aishwaryaa at the screening of his film ‘Kadhal Kandaen’ (2003). Dhanush was 20, and Aishwaryaa, 22 when they married on 18 November in 2004. The couple has two sons, Yatra and Linga, who were born in 2006 and 2010 respectively.
While announcing the divorce the couple shared a statement that read, “18 years of togetherness as friends, couple as parents and well-wishers to each other. The journey has been of growth, understanding, adjusting, and adapting. Today we stand at a place where our paths separate. Aishwaryaa and I have decided to part ways as a couple and take time to understand us as individuals for the better.”
Split In The Family
Much before Aishwaryaa’s separation, Rajinikanth’s younger daughter Soundarya, too, had parted ways with her husband. Director Soundarya Rajinikanth was officially divorced from Ashwin Ramkumar on July 4, 2017. Soundarya took to Twitter to announce her separation from her. “News about my marriage is true. We have been separated for over a year and divorce talks are on. I request all to respect my family’s privacy,” Soundarya tweeted on September 16, 2016. Soundarya married businessman R Ashwin on September 3, 2010. According to reports, the divorce was filed as a mutual decision.
The Affair
Dileep is in the news right now as the accused in the infamous Kerala actor assault case. in 2014, he grabbed headlines after his then-wife Manju Warrier filed for divorce. Dileep and Warrier were hailed as the star-couple in the Malayalam industry. She co-starred with Dileep in ‘Sallapam’ when she was 18 years old. Warrier, who began her career in 1994, married Dileep in 1999. Their separation was looked at in speculations about Dileep’s affair with his present wife Kavya Madhavan. After their separation, Dileep married Kavya Madhavan in 2016.
The 17-Year-Itch
Tamil Nadu media went berserk when reports of Kamal Haasan and Sarika’s divorce surfaced in 2004. There were indications and reports in the build-up to the much-scrutinized separation of the southern film stars. Kamal and Sarika kicked up a storm when they began living together without exchanging vows in 1988. The couple got married only after their first child Shruti was born. Kamal and Sarika called it quits in 2004 ending their 17-year-long marriage. Kamal was married to classical dancer Vani Ganapathy for 10 years. He separated from Ganapathy to get married to Sarika. They have two children, Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan.
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