When Jayam Ravi and Aarti Ravi spoke about the ‘turnarounds’ in their marriage and romance: ‘We have waited a long time’

Jayam Ravi and Aarti Ravi about their love story

Jayam met Aarti, daughter of television producer Sujatha Vijayakumar, in Scotland. The couple kept their relationship a secret before getting married in 2009. There was a time when they were together but had not told their parents.

Aarti told the publication that their “entire dating life” took place in the car. She revealed that on their first date, he borrowed a friend's car and they couldn't drive too far, so they kept turning around. Ravi also admitted that he was cautious about dating because they hadn't made their relationship public yet. He told them, “I'm a celebrity. Wherever we went, I knew we would be photographed, and we hadn't made our relationship public or told our parents the news yet.”

Aarti also admitted that she was happy rather than sad to leave the house on her wedding day because they had been “waiting” for it for a “long time”. She said, “We waited for this day for a long time, we got our parents' permission and it was a long process. So the moment of our wedding was very special. I was very happy that I was getting married.”

Jayam Ravi announces divorce

The couple sparked divorce rumours in June after their 15th wedding anniversary when Aarti deleted all her photos with Ravi from her Instagram. Although she later re-shared a post about his debut film Jayam (2003), it only managed to temporarily quell the rumours.

On Monday, Ravi announced on X that he and Aarti were going their separate ways. He posted a lengthy note that read, in part, “After much thought and many discussions, I have made the difficult decision to dissolve my marriage to Aarti. This decision was not made in a hurry and is based on personal reasons that I believe are in the best interest of all parties involved.”