Dhanush & Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth call it quits after 18 years of marriage, urge fans to respect their priv

Southern superstar Dhanush took to Twitter to announce his separation from Aishwaryaa. The couple is divorcing after 18 years of marriage. Dhanush and Aishwaryaa, the elder daughter of Rajinikanth, married on 18 November 2004. The couple has two sons Linga and Yatra.

"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," read a statement posted by Dhanush on his Twitter handle.