'Ponniyin Selvan' star Jayam Ravi announces separation from wife Aarti

'Ponniyin Selvan' star Jayam Ravi announces separation from wife Aarti

'Ponniyin Selvan' star Jayam Ravi announces separation from wife Aarti

NEW DELHI: "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.

Aarti, who is the daughter of noted television producer Sujatha Vijayakumar, and Ravi got married in 2009 and have two sons.