September 2016 was when reports of South superstar Rajinikanth’s younger daughter, Soundarya and her industrialist husband Ashwin Kumar’s separation news started doing the rounds.
Several reports by entertainment portals claimed that the couple who had a love marriage had filed for divorce at a Chennai court. Around the same time, Soundarya took to her Twitter and confirmed the news of her separation and requested media to respect her privacy.
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Now, the latest update about this once-in-love couple is that the divorce has been granted and their marriage is legally over. After 6 years of marriage, Soundarya and Ashwin were granted divorce by a Chennai court on July 4, 2017.
Soundarya and Ashwin had been living separately for quite some time because of the misunderstandings they had developed over the years. Their misunderstanding reached a point where there was no way they could start fresh and so, they decided to go ahead with the legal separation.
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After dating for almost 4 years, Soundarya and Ashwin tied the knot on September 3, 2010, in a grand ceremony which was attended by who’s who of the Southern film fraternity.
The couple welcomed their first child, a boy, on May 6, 2015. They named the little one Ved. Nothing has been clearly said about the custody or the visiting rights of their son. When Soundarya took the decision to end her marriage with Ashwin, it was reported that Rajinikanth tried his level best to pacify her and asked her to reconsider her decision.
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Soundarya turned down her father’s decision and went ahead with the divorce proceedings. But as they say, some things are not meant to be and Soundarya filed for the divorce in December 2016.
Ending one of the happiest phases of your life is always painful. Here’s wishing the best to Soundarya and Ashwin in their respective lives ahead. For more updates on celebrities, stay tuned with us.
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