Popular actress and Bigg Boss star Vanitha Vijayakumar's recent marriage to filmmaker Peter Paul has been in the thick of several controversies. Peter's first wife Elisabeth Helen lodged a police complaint stating that she has not given divorce yet and wants her husband back for the sake of her two children. Several film celebrities advised Vanitha regarding her decision but she has boldly replied that she has the capacity to take care of her own life and her two daughters living with her.

A leading Tamil weekly has carried a report that Vanitha's first husband actor Akash has shared that he and his 23 year old son Vijay Srihari are totally stressed by the media glare on the issues. Vijay Srihari is the firstborn child of Vanitha and Akash after their marriage in 2000 and during their divorce, in the year 2007 it was decided that he would stay on with the father while the daughter Jaynitha will move in with the mother.

Akash is said to have told the media that Vijay Sri Hari has completely shut himself down from the outside world including social media as people tend to ask him his opinion regarding the Vanitha-Peter Paul issues. He has even gone to the extent of saying that both himself and his son are close to depression every time there is a controversy involving Vanitha.

Akash who was a popular television and film actor in the 2000s quit the entertainment space to concentrate on real estate business as he did not want to be embroiled in any of the media attention.