Arvind Swamy, wife obtain divorce

[Friday, December 10, 2010]
Popular Kollywood Actor Arvind Swamy, who starrted in Mani Ratnam's hit films like ''Roja'' and was today obtained divorce from his wife on mutual consent by a Family Court.

Both of them had approached the court seeking divorce under mutual consent.

Principal Family Court Judge S Meenakshisundaram granted the divorce to the couple and announced that their marriage solemnised in June 1994 was dissolved by a decree of mutual consent.

Arvind Swamy was married to Gayathri Ramamurthy.

Both of them agreed to exhaustive set of terms and conditions covering maintenance, custody of their two children and visiting rights.

The actor would make a one-time payment of Rs 75 lakh to his wife, besides a monthly alimony of Rs one lakh till Gayathri decided for re-marriage.

The monthly alimony would not be enhanced under any circumstances, the agreement said.

The couple had been living separately for the last few years.