Dhanush-Aishwarya, Samantha to Naga Chaitanya: Shocking divorces in South film industry
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: January 20, 2022 02:30 PM2022-01-20T14:30:00+5:302022-01-20T14:30:00+5:30
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The news of Dhanush and Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth's split came as a bolt from the blue to the film industry. The couple who has been together for 18 years broke many hearts when they announced parting ways. Days after the couple shared the news on their respective social media accounts, reports claim that the split is not a 'divorce' but a 'family quarrel'.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya also recently announced their separation. The couple tied the knot in 2017 in a star studded ceremony.
Nagarjuna, father of Naga Chaitanya, married Amala Paulfor the second time. Earlier, his first marriage was to Lakshmi Daggubati the marriage however, did not last long, and the couple separated after a few years of marriage.
Kalyan married Nandini in 1997, one year after his film debut. In 2001, Kalyan started to be in a live-in relationship with his co-star Renu Desai and their son Akira Nandan was born in 2004. In June 2007, Nandini filed a bigamy case on Kalyan alleging that he remarried without divorcing her. Kalyan responded by stating that he had not married Desai and a magistrate court in Visakhapatnam cleared him of the charge due to lack of evidence.[87] Subsequently, in July 2007, Kalyan filed for divorce at a family court in Visakhapatnam claiming that Nandini deserted him immediately after their marriage, which was denied by her lawyer. In August 2008, their divorce was formalized with an alimony of ₹5 crore paid by Kalyan as a one-time settlement.In 2009, Kalyan married Desai after eight years of live-in companionship.[89] Their daughter Aadya was born in 2010.The couple parted ways in 2012 with a formal divorce. In an interview in 2018, Desai claimed that Kalyan "insisted on a divorce in spite of her initial protests." She added that Kalyan denied her request of making a public statement about their divorce.[91]Kalyan met his third wife, Anna Lezhneva, a Russian citizen during the shoot of Teen Maar (2011).They married in September 2013 under Special Marriage Act at a Sub-Registrar Office in Hyderabad.[86] The couple has a daughter Polena Anjana Pawanona and a son Mark Shankar Pawanovich.On April 20, 2019, the Times of India published an article stating that a tollywood actress has claimed that she was manipulated.
Kamal Haasan has also been divorced twice. In 1978, he married Vani Ganapati. The couple divorced 10 years later. After divorcing Vani, actress Sarika entered Kamal's life. They both got married. However, in 2002 the duo parted ways.
Choreographer and actor Prabhu Deva was married to Lata. But Prabhu Deva fell in love with actress Nayantara and for her he divorced his wife. The divorce was well-publicized.
Actor Prakash Raj, who dominated the minds of the audience despite his villainous role, had married actress Lalita Kumari in 1994. But the couple divorced in 2009. In the second year, Prakash Raj got married to choreographer Pony Verma for the second time.
