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The Madras High Court, connected Monday (November 10, 2025), questioned the legality of the reported matrimony betwixt fashionable chef-cum-actor ‘Madhampatty’ T. Rangaraj and costume decorator Joy Crizildaa successful December 2023 erstwhile the second had divorced her archetypal hubby lone connected July 16, 2024.
Justice N. Senthilkumar raised the question earlier reserving orders successful a case filed by the cook to restrain the costume designer from making false, malicious and defamatory statements against him successful immoderate signifier of media since they disparage his property rights.
The justice deferred the verdict aft proceeding elaborate arguments precocious by elder counsel S. Prabakaran connected behalf of Ms. Crizildaa and elder counsel Srinath Sridevan, assisted by advocator Vijayan Subramanian, for Mr. Rangaraj connected the exertion for interim injunction.
Filing a elaborate antagonistic affidavit, Ms. Crizildaa told the tribunal she got joined for the archetypal clip successful 2018 but ended up surviving separately from her hubby since 2000 owed to matrimonial disputes. In July 2023, she got acquainted with Mr. Rangaraj done a communal friend.
She besides claimed the cook had lied to her that helium had got judicially separated from his woman and therefore, the affable acquaintance betwixt them turned into a relationship. The costume decorator claimed the cook had implored her to extremity her archetypal matrimony and re-marry him.
Accordingly, they some got joined astatine Thiruveedhi Amman Temple astatine MRC Nagar successful Chennai arsenic per Hindu rites and customs connected December 24, 2023 and began their matrimonial beingness successful Chennai, she said. Though she got large successful September 2024, the cook forced her to acquisition termination nether menace and coercion, she added.
Stating she was forced to acquisition termination again successful December 2024, the costume decorator said she enactment her ft down and refused to abort the foetus for the 3rd clip successful April 2025 starring a discord betwixt them. She accused the cook of turning convulsive and assaulting her physically.
Ms. Crizildaa apprised the tribunal of a transgression ailment lodged by her against the cook earlier the constabulary and besides earlier the Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women and urged it to disregard his exertion for interim injunction.
