Soundarya Rajinikanth Explained
Caption: | Soundarya Rajinikanth at NDTV Indian Of The Year 2013 awards |
Birth Name: | Shaku Bai Rao Gaikwad |
Birth Date: | 20 September 1984 |
Birth Place: | Madras, Tamil Nadu, India (present-day Chennai) |
Yearsactive: | 2002–present |
Children: | 2 |
Occupation: | Graphic designer, film producer, director |
Soundarya Rajinikanth (born Shaku Bai Rao Gaikwad; 20 September 1984) is an Indian graphic designer, film producer and director who primarily works in the Tamil film industry. She is the founder and owner of Ocher Picture Productions. Soundarya began her career in films as a graphic designer. For those starring her father Rajinikanth, she designed the title sequences. She became a film producer with Goa (2010). She made her debut as a director with the film Kochadaiyaan (2014).
Career
Soundarya Rajinikanth, born as Shaku Bai Rao Gaikwad[1] did her childhood education in the Ashram Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Velachery, Chennai.
In 2007, Ocher Studios signed an agreement with Warner Bros Entertainment to partner up in producing and distributing Tamil films.[2] Her directorial debut was supposed to be Sultan: The Warrior, a 3D animated film featuring her father Rajinikanth. Despite heavy pre-production promotion, including a teaser of the film and an interactive website, the film was dropped.[3] She instead directed Kochadaiiyaan, India's first motion capture film, with Rajinikanth in the lead role.[4] Through Kochadaiiyaan, Soundarya earned the distinction of becoming the first woman to direct her father in a feature film.[5] At the NDTV Indian of the Year awards 2014, she was honoured for "Technical Innovation In Film".[6]
In 2016, she worked on the pre-production of a film titled Nilavukku En Mel Ennadi Kobam with Dhanush, Kajal Aggarwal and Manjima Mohan, but the film was later dropped.[7] It was revived in 2023 without Soundarya's involvement.[8] Her next directorial venture was Velaiilla Pattadhari 2, shot in Tamil and Telugu languages.[9] [10]
In 2019, She started a production company called May 6 Entertainment.[11] She founded Hoote, a social media platform that is based on voice messages.
Personal life
Soundarya is the younger daughter of actor Rajinikanth and his wife Latha. She has one elder sister, Aishwarya Rajinikanth.
Soundarya married Ashwin Ramkumar, an industrialist, on 3 September 2010 at Rani Meyyammai Hall in Chennai.[12] The couple has a son Ved Krishna born on 6 May 2015.[13] In September 2016, Soundarya revealed that she and her husband had filed for divorce by mutual consent due to irreconcilable differences.[14] In July 2017, the couple officially divorced.[15]
She married Vishagan Vanangamudi, an actor and businessman, on 11 February 2019 at Leela Palace in Chennai.[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] Their son Veer was born in 2022.[21]
Filmography
Notes and References
- News: Gupta. Priya. 12 September 2013. My mom is the boss: Soundarya Rajnikanth Ashwin. The Times of India. 4 September 2021. 7 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240807080057/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/soundarya-rajnikanth-ashwin-28-would-have-loved-to-be-called-by-her-original-name-shaku-bai-rao-gaikwad-rajinikanths-original-name-was-shivaji-rao-gaikwad-she-has-always-been-clear-about-what-she-wanted-to-do-and-chose-directing-over-acting-and-animation-over-everything-else-being-the-younger-daughter-she-knows-she-is-naughty-and-the-biggest-fan-of-her-superstar-father-rajinikanth-/articleshow/22484230.cms. live.
- Web site: Soundarya ties up with Warner Brothers! . Smubla . 8 January 2008 . 23 November 2011 . 20 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220165057/http://www.smubla.com/view.cgi?key=b835ec34cfb888133f9c1b8e9e50da9a . dead .
- News: Soundarya and Aishwarya – the sisters sort it out . The Times of India . 2 April 2012 . 13 May 2012 . https://archive.today/20120707080256/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-02/news-interviews/31274854_1_sisters-sibling-rivalry-soundarya-rajinikanth . 7 July 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: 'Kochadaiiyaan' Box Office Collection: Rajinikanth-Deepika Starrer Rocks on Opening Day . International Business Times . 28 September 2016 . Ronamai . Raymond . 24 May 2014 . 26 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140526125323/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kochadaiiyaan-box-office-collection-rajinikanth-deepika-starrer-rocks-opening-day-600946 . live .
- News: Soundarya Rajnikanth is the first daughter to direct her father . The Times of India . 16 September 2013 . 18 October 2016 . 10 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190610013950/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Soundarya-Rajnikanth-is-the-first-daughter-to-direct-her-father/articleshow/22599652.cms . live .
- Web site: NDTV Indian Of The Year: Soundarya Rajinikanth honoured for Technical Innovation In Film - NDTV Movies . . 28 September 2016 . 18 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151018192959/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/ndtv-indian-of-the-year-soundarya-rajinikanth-honoured-for-technical-innovation-in-film-515883 . dead .
- Web site: Kajal Aggarwal & Manjima Mohan in Talks to Join Soundarya Rajinikanth's Next. 4 November 2016. 26 August 2019. 26 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190826230228/https://silverscreen.in/news/kajal-aggarwal-manjima-mohan-talks-join-soundarya-rajinikanths-next/. live.
- Web site: 2023-12-25 . Did you know Soundarya Rajinikanth was supposed to direct Dhanush's 'Nilavuku...'? . 2024-06-16 . India Today . en . 16 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240616071457/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/did-you-know-soundarya-rajinikanth-was-supposed-to-direct-dhanushs-nilavuku-en-mel-ennadi-kobam-2480149-2023-12-25 . live .
- Web site: 'Kabali' producer to bankroll Soundarya Rajinikanth's next directorial project . . 27 September 2016 . 18 October 2016 . . 24 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180324224058/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/sep/27/Kabali-producer-to-bankroll-Soundarya-Rajinikanths-next-directorial-1523481.html . live .
- News: Soundarya Rajinikanth to direct Dhanush in VIP 2. The Hindu. 9 November 2016. 15 November 2016. 11 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161111211928/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-direct-dhanush-in-vip-2/article9323750.ece. live.
- Web site: Soundarya Rajinikanth's exciting on Thalaivar birthday eve - Tamil News. 2019-12-11. IndiaGlitz.com. 2020-01-05. 29 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191229040935/https://www.indiaglitz.com/soundarya-rajinikanth-may-6th-entertainment-announcment-superstar-rajinikanth-birthday-thalaivar-168-tamil-news-249375. live.
- Web site: Soundarya Rajinikanth wedding : Rajinikanth daughter Soundarya marriage pictures . Allvoices.com . 4 September 2010 . 23 November 2011 . 11 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100911222745/http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6684812-soundarya-rajinikanth-wedding-rajinikanth-daughter-soundarya-marriage-pictures/content/62941043-soundarya-wedding-photos . live .
- Web site: Its a boy for Soundarya Rajinikanth . . 28 September 2016 . 9 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150509204205/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/soundarya-rajinikanth-baby-boy-ashwin-ramkumar-aishwarya-dhanush/1/435161.html . live .
- Web site: Soundarya Rajinikanth confirms divorce . The Times of India . 17 September 2016 . 17 September 2016 . 17 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160917164529/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/Soundarya-Rajinikanth-confirms-divorce/articleshow/54374709.cms . live .
- News: Goyal. Divya. Soundarya Rajinikanth And Ashwin Are Officially Divorced. NDTV. 5 July 2017. 5 July 2017. 11 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190811153232/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/soundarya-rajinikanth-and-ashwin-are-officially-divorced-1720635. live.
- Web site: Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth to marry Vishagan Vanangamudi on February 11 - details here. 23 January 2019. 3 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503074828/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/south-gossip/article/confirmed-soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-vishagan-vanangamudi-on-february-11-details-inside/352399. live.
- Web site: Soundarya Rajinikanth set for second marriage in January . . 13 November 2018 . 16 November 2018 . 15 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181115010257/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-remarry-actor-vishagan/articleshow/66604921.cms . live .
- Web site: Soundarya Rajinikanth gears up for second wedding in January 2019 . India Today . 13 November 2018 . 16 November 2018 . 16 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181116131559/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/soundarya-rajinikanth-second-marriage-vishagan-vanangamudi-1387566-2018-11-13 . live .
- Web site: Soundarya Rajinikanth to wed again . Deccan Chronicle . Anupama Subramanian . 14 November 2018 . 16 November 2018 . 16 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085539/https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/141118/soundarya-rajinikanth-to-wed-again.html . live .
- Web site: സൗന്ദര്യ രജനീകാന്ത് വിവാഹിതയായി; ചിത്രങ്ങളും വിഡിയോയും. ManoramaOnline. ml. 2019-02-12. 3 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503080320/https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2019/02/11/soundarya-rajinikanth-vishagan-wedding-venue-a-glimpse-of-the-bride.html. live.
- News: Soundarya Rajinikanth blessed with a baby boy . 20 August 2023 . Times of India . 12 September 2022 . 20 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230820200833/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/soundarya-rajinikanth-blessed-with-a-baby-boy/articleshow/94143523.cms . live .