On September 9, Tamil actor Jayam Ravi officially announced his separation with wife Aarti Ravi. He posted a message in Tamil and English and said that the decision was a mutual one. He also requested privacy during these challenging times. They were married for 15 years

Aarti Ravi is a social media influencer and is a model. She has over 800k followers on the gram. She is the daughter of TV producer Sujata Vijayakumar. Jayam and Aarti were considered among the adorable pairs of Tamil cinema

Their relationship started off as a passionate romance. Jayam would often sneak out of his house to meet his ladylove

The two tied the knot in a grand ceremony in 2009 with the blessings of their friends and family

Jayam Ravi never shies away from expressing his love for Aarti on social media. He often shares pictures with Aarti and refers to her as his Queen

The couple have two sons. Their son Aarav has also acted in one film with Jayam titled `Tik Tik`

The two kept their relationship a secret before marriage. She said that there was a point even their parnets were not aware of them being together. She said that their ‘entire dating life’ was in the car

Jayam said, “I am a celebrity. Wherever we would go, I knew we would get clicked, and we hadn’t made our relationship public or broken the news to our parents yet.”

Aarti also admitted that she was happier than sad about leaving home on her wedding day because they had ‘waited’ for it a ‘long time’.

She said, “We waited a long time for that day, we got permission from our parents and it was a long process. So, the moment we got married was very, very special. I was very happy that I was getting married.”

The couple courted divorce rumours in June after their 15th wedding anniversary when Aarti deleted all her photos with Ravi from her Instagram

While she later, reshared a post about his debut film Jayam (2003), it only managed to put rumours to rest temporarily

On September 9, they finally announced their divorce. 

"It is with a heavy heart that I must share a deeply personal update with all of you. After much thought, reflections and discussions, I have taken the difficult decision to proceed with the dissolution of my marriage with Aarti. This decision was not made out of haste and it stems from personal reasons that I believe are in the best interests of everyone involved," the actor said in a post.