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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."

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. “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.

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 mired in speculations about Dileep's affair with his present wife Kavya Madhavan. After their separation, Dileep married Kavya Madhavan in 2016.

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-scrutinised 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.

Telugu stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu called it quits on October 2 last year. Chaitanya and Samantha started dating after working in 'Ye Maaya Chesave' in 2010. The couple got married in Goa on October 7, 2017. Although Samantha took the family name Akkineni, however, in July 2021 she dropped it leading to speculations. Chaitanya and Samantha issued a joint statement while announcing their separation.

Naga Chaitanya's superstar father, Nagarjuna, too had created headlines in the early '90s. The actor was married to Lakshmi Daggubati who is the daughter of Ramanaidu Daggubati a close friend of Nagarjuna's father Nageswara Rao Akkineni. Nagarjuna and Lakshmi tied the knot in 1984. The couple reportedly went through a rough patch and separated in 1990. Nagarjuna, who was one of the most sought-after stars, then fell in love with his co-actor Amala. Nagarjuna and Amala got married in 1992 and they have a son Akhil Akkineni.

Malayalam actress Urvashi, who went on to star in several Tamil and Telugu films, married co-actor Manoj K Jayan in 2000. The most celebrated star couple parted ways in 2008. Their separation followed by the custody battle for their daughter was heavily publicised. On 7 July 2012, the daughter who was present at the court refused to accompany her mother, forcing the court to ask Jayan to take her home. Jayan reportedly told reporters that Urvasi was addicted to liquor and that he would move the court to get complete custody of his daughter.“I don’t know why that man (Jayan) is behaving like this and saying such things about me," Urvashi told reporters outside the court.