Actor Rambha knocks court’s doors to unite with her husband

Chennai: Yesteryear actor Rambha has moved a family court here, seeking its intervention to unite her estranged husband with her under the provisions of the Hindu Marriages Act.

She has filed a petition under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriages Act, which paves the way for restitution of conjugal rights to the aggrieved partner.

Rambha filed the petition in the II Additional Family Court here, and it has been posted toDecember 3for further proceedings.

According to Section 9 of the Act, when either the husband or wife withdraws from the other without reasonable excuse, the aggrieved person may go to court for restitution of his or her conjugal rights.

The actress submitted that she would like to live with her husband Indran, whom she married in April, 2010. The couple have been living separately for some time now.

Rambha, whose original name was Vijayalakshmi, was married to Indiran Pathmanathan, a Canada-based businessman and they have two children.

She shot to fame with her movie ‘Ullathai Allitha’ (1996) in Tamil and she has acted in many films in several languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi.

PTI