"Ponniyin Selvan" star Jayam Ravi on Monday announced that he is proceeding with the dissolution of his marriage with Aarti, his wife of 15 years, due to "personal reasons".

Ravi, a prominent face in Tamil cinema, shot to pan-India fame with Mani Ratnam`s two-part period saga "Ponniyin Selvan". He essayed the role of the titular character, Prince Arulmozhi Varman, who would later go on to become the Chola emperor, Rajaraja I.