Chennai, March 7 -- A divorce petition filed by Sangeetha Vijay, wife of Tamil actor and politician Joseph Vijay Chandrasekar, has brought the private life of the high-profile star into public focus, with the District Court scheduling the next hearing in the matter for April 20.

Court documents show that Sangeetha initiated legal proceedings in early 2026 before the District Court in Chengalpattu, seeking dissolution of their marriage and interim residential rights.

According to the affidavit and petition filed in the case, Sangeetha Vijay is listed as the petitioner while Joseph Vijay Chandrasekar, widely known as Vijay in the Tamil film industry, is the respondent. The case has been registered as an Interlocutory Application (I.A.) in...