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Veteran Malayalam actor Janardhanan, who has more than 450 films to his credit, recently reflected on a past extramarital relationship. He spoke about the emotional circumstances that led to the relationship, which he now describes as his “one mistake.”
When asked about his regrets in life in an interview with Vanitha, the 79-year-old actor confessed to an extramarital relationship from about 18 years ago. Janardhan said, “I had a relationship with a woman outside my marriage eighteen years ago. Most of the decisions in my life have been right, but this one was wrong. My wife knew about it. She did not like it, obviously, but she adjusted somehow. She knew me from a very young age, so her best quality was that she always understood me, no matter the situation.”
He added, “This was the time when my wife said that she was not interested in any sort of physical intimacy in our marriage. So naturally, I had this temptation. We are all humans, right? But I was able to look after this new partner for many years and provide for her. I have not seen her since. Recently, that woman called me after seeing my interview about my wife and asked me how I could speak so lovingly of my wife when I was with her. It all happened like that. That is the only black mark in my whole life. I am opening up now because I have only so much time left. I am sure that no one else in my life was affected by this one mistake.”
According to Janardhanan, it was the woman who ultimately chose to end the relationship as her son grew older. She feared the potential shame the affair might attract if it became known. The actor shared, “She ended things when her son grew up, as she was worried about societal stigma.”
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