His relationship with Pony was the reason behind his divorce. As for publicly announcing their relationship after this long, it was because of Pony's desire to make it big as a choreographer first.
Since she is doing Priyadarshan's film and also working on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's ‘Guzaarish', she is sure to become a top league choreographer.
Prakash Raj is slowly gaining popularity in Bollywood what with films like ‘Zamaanat', ‘Wanted', ‘Shart: The Challenge' and ‘Khakee'.