Earlier in January, Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth and her ex-husband Dhanush R announced their separation. The estranged couple, who had been married for 17 years, gave a joint statement confirming their split. “Eighteen 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. (We) have decided to part ways as a couple and take time to understand us as individuals for the better," their statement read.