Ravi Mohan Breaks Silence as Aarti Ravi’s Mother Rejects Rs 40 Lakh Alimony Rumours

Ravi Mohan Responds to Rs 40 Lakh Alimony Controversy After Aarti Ravi’s Mother’s Clarification

The high-profile divorce between Tamil actor Ravi Mohan (formerly known as Jayam Ravi) and his estranged wife Aarti Ravi has taken yet another turn, this time with Aarti’s mother, producer Sujatha Vijayakumar, stepping in to clear the air around one of the most talked-about figures in the case — the reported Rs 40 lakh monthly maintenance demand.

Why The Rs 40 Lakh Figure Isn’t What It Seems

For weeks, headlines have focused on the claim that Aarti Ravi is seeking Rs 40 lakh a month from Ravi Mohan as part of the ongoing separation proceedings, with many reports framing it as a personal maintenance demand. Speaking to the media recently, Sujatha Vijayakumar pushed back on that framing, explaining that the amount isn’t meant for Aarti alone but instead covers a range of expenses tied to the couple’s two children.

According to Sujatha, the family has been dealing with significant financial strain, which she attributes to debts left behind by Ravi Mohan — strain serious enough, she says, that the bank moved to seize assets. She said the children currently don’t have the means to cover basic needs like school fees, food, and tuition.

Breaking down where the number actually comes from, Sujatha explained that the children have been enrolled in American curriculum schools — a decision made by Ravi Mohan himself — with annual fees reportedly touching around Rs 86 lakh. On top of that, she said Ravi Mohan has been asked to provide Rs 3 lakh a month for Aarti and Rs 1 lakh a month for each child, along with covering the cost of the children’s extracurricular activities. She also clarified that Aarti has never tried to keep the children away from their father — the point of contention, she stressed, has purely been about splitting these accumulated costs fairly. Once all these individual expenses are added together, she said, they arrive at the widely reported Rs 40 lakh figure — which is why she believes describing it as a personal demand from Aarti is inaccurate.

Ravi Mohan’s Cryptic Response

Not long after Sujatha’s comments made the rounds, Ravi Mohan took to his Instagram Stories with a message that, while not naming anyone directly, was widely read as a response to his estranged wife’s family. Marking Friendship Day, Ravi thanked those who had stood by him through the ongoing controversy, while also taking a swipe at what he called people continuing to act with contempt toward him. He went on to state firmly that all four people involved — a reference many believe includes Aarti, her mother, and possibly others tied to the family dispute — would never be in the same room together for as long as he’s alive. He closed the message urging people to choose their friends wisely.

A Divorce That’s Played Out Largely In Public

Ravi Mohan and Aarti Ravi, who were married in 2009 and share two sons, announced their separation earlier this year after 15 years together, with Ravi formally filing for divorce in September. Since then, the case has moved through Chennai’s family court system, with both sides trading increasingly public statements rather than keeping the matter strictly behind closed doors.

Aarti has previously spoken out on social media denying accusations that she is a “gold digger,” describing a period in which she says she and her sons faced eviction-related pressure while raising the children largely on her own. Ravi Mohan, for his part, has also gone public with his side, alleging he endured years of emotional, physical, and financial hardship during the marriage, and describing his rumoured partner, singer Keneeshaa Francis, as someone who helped him through a difficult period. Speculation about Keneeshaa’s role in the couple’s split has followed the case since it first became public, though neither party has offered a detailed, on-record account of exactly what led to the breakdown of the marriage.

What’s Next

With both sides having now aired their positions through the media — and Sujatha Vijayakumar’s clarification attempting to reframe the maintenance figure as a shared parenting cost rather than a personal payout — attention now turns back to the Chennai family court, where the case remains ongoing. Given how public the dispute has already become, further statements from either side, whether through interviews or social media, seem likely as the legal proceedings continue.

For now, the core financial dispute appears to hinge less on whether money is owed, and more on how that Rs 40 lakh figure should be understood — as personal alimony, as the report initially suggested, or as a combined tally of school fees, monthly support, and other child-related costs, as Sujatha Vijayakumar has now clarified.