“My Silence Was For Survival”: Tamil Hero On Ex-Wife

In 2024, Tamil hero Ravi Mohan announced his separation from his wife Aarti. Since their separation, both Ravi and Aarti have been accusing each other of emotional abuse. Last week, Aarti took to social media and accused Ravi Mohan of being an absentee father. Responding to her allegations, Ravi Mohan now said that Aarti has been using their children as a tool to make false allegations against him and gain sympathy.

In his official note, Ravi Mohan wrote, “While our country faces a greater collective crisis, it pains me to see personal matters litigated in the court of public opinion. We should know better than this. Watching my private life turned into gossip, twisted without truth or compassion, has been deeply traumatic. My silence was not a weakness – it was survival. But when my integrity is questioned by those who don’t know my journey or my scars, I must speak.”

Saying that as an adult and as a survivor of years of physical, mental, financial and emotional abuse, Ravi Mohan wrote, “I was also caged in isolation from ever meeting my own parents through these years, trapped in a reality that became unbearable despite every sincere attempt to heal and save my marriage. I finally found the strength to walk away from a life that had become unlivable. Choosing to walk away was not a decision I made lightly – And so, I write this to you with a heavy heart.”

He went on to write, “I categorically deny any fabricated claims, I will continue to stand in my truth, as I always have – with dignity, with resilience and with faith in justice. (PS: the term ex was coined in my heart the minute I chose to leave home, and it will remain so until I breathe my last.)”

Responding to the rumours of his alleged relationship with Keneesha Francis, Ravi Mohan said that she was initially a friend but soon turned into a lifeline of support for him. He stated, “She is a beautiful companion, and I assure you this – she carries light. She chose to be there, not for fame, not for attention, but out of sheer empathy and strength.” While addressing the rumours of Keneesha Francis being the reason for his divorce with Aarti, he wrote, “If you respect my heart, then you will do the same for Keneeshaa – personally and professionally. No one can be a home-wrecker or destroy my life. Once bitten twice shy is said, but I was bitten a million times and so I know what I am doing.”

Ravi Mohan and Aarti got married in 2009. They have two children, Aarav and Ayaan.