Soundarya Rajinikanth’s real name is Shaku Bai Rao Gaikwad. She is a graphic designer, producer and director.
Biography/Wiki
Soundarya Rajinikanth was born on 20 September 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (39 years old as of 2023). She studied at Ashram Matriculation High School in Velachery, Chennai, which was run by her mother. She is a graduate in graphic design.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5’5”
Weight (approximately): 60kg
Body measurements (approximately): 34-30-34
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family
Soundarya Rajinikanth is the daughter of superstar Rajinikanth, a Maharashtrian, and her mother Latha Rangachari, a Tamil producer and professional singer.
Soundarya Rajinikanth’s childhood photos with her father Rajinikanth and sister Aishwarya R. Dhanush (right)
She is the sister of film director Aishwarya R. Dhanush.
Soundarya Rajinikanth’s family
Tollywood superstar Dhanush is her brother-in-law.
Soundarya Rajinikanth’s sister Aishwarya R. Dhanush and brother-in-law Dhanush
On September 3, 2010, she married industrialist Ashwin Ramkumar. However, the marriage did not work out and they divorced in July 2017.
Soundarya Rajinikanth and Ashwin Ramkumar wedding photos
Soundarya and Ashwin have a son, Ved Krishna. He was born on May 6, 2015.
Soundarya Rajinikanth and her son Ved Krishna
She tied the knot with Vishagan Vanangamudi on February 11, 2019, at Leela Palace in Chennai. He is an actor and also runs a pharmaceutical company, Apex Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. in Chennai.
Soundarya Rajinikanth and Vishagan Vanangamudi wedding photos
In an interview, Sandhya talked about how she met Vishagan and decided to get married. Soundarya mentioned that one of Rajinikanth’s friends suggested Vishagan as a good partner for her; however, she was not ready to move on from her broken marriage at that time. Soundarya added that they felt a strong connection when they first met, which prompted their decision to get married. In the interview, she further revealed that on the wedding day, Vishagan sought permission from Ved (Ved’s biological father is Ashwin) to marry her. She explained that they captured the moment on video to show Ved when he turned 18. Soundarya and Vishagan Vanangamudi welcomed a baby boy on September 11, 2022, whom they named Veer Rajinikanth Vanangamudi.
Profession
Soundarya started working in the Tamil film industry as a graphic designer. In 1999, she made her acting debut designing the title film “Padayappa”.
Soundarya Rajinikanth debuted as a graphic designer for Tamil films in 1999 in Padayappa
She has planned and illustrated many title series of Tamil films such as “Baba” (2001), “Chandramukhi” (2005) and “Sivaji” (2007). She owns a production company called Ocher Picture Productions. In 2007, Ocher Picture Productions began producing and distributing Tamil films in partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment. In 2010, she produced a Tamil film “Goa”. Under her production studio.
Soundarya Rajinikanth’s Tamil film debut as producer in Goa (2010)
She is all set to make her directorial debut with the 3D animated film Sultan: The Warrior starring Rajinikanth. However, the idea for the film was abandoned. In 2014, she made her directorial debut with the Tamil film Kochadaiiyaan, starring Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone. Soundarya has a cameo role in the film’s song “Engae Pogudho Vaanam”. She was the first Indian woman to direct her father in a feature film.
Soundarya Rajinikanth makes her Tamil film directorial debut with Kochadaiiyaan (2014)
Awards
NDTV India Annual Film Technology Innovation Award (2014)
favorite thing
- Cuisines: South Indian, Italian
- Filmmaker: SS Rajamouli
Categories: Biography
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