Sudeep blames shock divorce move on misunderstanding, requests media not to play it up

Sudeep also urged the media to not play up the development and add to their grief.

Staff correspondent, September 12, 2015, NewsCrunch

Kannada star Sudeep, who filed for divorce from his wife Priya Radhakrishnan, spoke to various publications on Friday.

Sudeep filed a divorce plea at a Bangalore family court on Friday through his sister. The estranged couple have agreed to divorce through mutual consent. Sudeep popularly known as Kichcha will reportedly give an alimony of Rs 19 crore and also the custody of their 11-year-old daughter to his wife.

Unlike other celebrities, who keep media at bay during delicate situations, Sudeep made himself available to local reporters.

He said the marriage had broken up as on misunderstandings built overtime. "If there are misunderstandings in friendship we stop talking to friends for some time. If there is misunderstanding in marriage, it reaches this situation," he told Bangalore Mirror.

He also urged the media to not play up the development and add to their grief.

"Please understand I also have a private life and a child and these things should not be played up to hurt anyone," he added.
Sudeep and Priya Radhakrishnan have been married for 14 years. The couple had developed differences over the years but managed to keep it under the wraps.

Sudeep, who met Priya in college, married her in 2001. Priya is from a Nair family of Kerala and the couple have an 11-year-old daughter.

She worked for Jet airways and later at a bank. Last year, Sudeep helped Priya set up an event management company '360 stage' in Bangalore.