Soundarya Rajinikanth

Soundarya Rajinikanth
Soundarya promoting Velaiilla Pattadhari 2 in 2017
Born Shaku Bai Gaikwad[1][2]
(1984-09-20) 20 September 1984
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Graphic designer, film producer, director
Years active 2002–present
Spouse(s) Ashwin Ramkumar (2010–2017)
Children 1
Parent(s) Rajinikanth
Latha Rajinikanth
Relatives see Rajinikanth Family Tree

Soundarya Rajinikanth (born 20 September 1984) is an Indian graphic designer, 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.

Career

Soundarya 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.[3] 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.[4] She instead directed Kochadaiiyaan, India's first motion capture film, with Rajinikanth in the lead role.[5] Through Kochadaiiyaan, Soundarya earned the distinction of becoming the first woman to direct her father in a feature film.[6] At the NDTV Indian of the Year awards 2014, she was honoured for "Technical Innovation In Film".[7] Her next directorial venture was Velaiilla Pattadhari 2, shot in Tamil and Telugu languages.[8][9]

Personal life

Soundarya is the younger daughter of actor Rajinikanth and his wife Latha. She has one older sister, Aishwarya R. Dhanush. Soundarya married Ashwin Ramkumar, an industrialist, on 3 September 2010 at Rani Meyyammai Hall in Chennai.[10] The couple has a son, Ved, born on 6 May 2015.[11] In September 2016, Soundarya revealed that she and her husband had filed for divorce by mutual consent due to irreconcilable differences.[12] In July 2017, the couple officially divorced.[13]

Filmography

YearFilmCredits
1999PadayappaGraphic designer (Title sketch only)
2001BabaGraphic designer (Title sequence only)
2005Anbe AaruyireGraphic designer
MajaaGraphic designer
SandakozhiGraphic designer
ChandramukhiGraphic designer (Title sequence only)
2006SivakasiGraphic designer
2007Chennai 600028Graphic designer
SivajiGraphic designer (Title sequence only)
2010GoaProducer
2014KochadaiiyaanDirector, graphic designer
KaththiGraphic designer
2017Velaiilla Pattadhari 2Director

References

  1. ↑ Gupta, Priya (12 September 2013). "Rajinikanth is extremely persistent". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "My mom is the boss: Soundarya Rajnikanth Ashwin". The Times of India. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Soundarya ties up with Warner Brothers!". Smubla. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Soundarya and Aishwarya – the sisters sort it out". The Times of India. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Ronamai, Raymond. "'Kochadaiiyaan' Box Office Collection: Rajinikanth-Deepika Starrer Rocks on Opening Day". International Business Times. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Soundarya Rajnikanth is the first daughter to direct her father". The Times of India. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "NDTV Indian Of The Year: Soundarya Rajinikanth honoured for Technical Innovation In Film - NDTV Movies". NDTV. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "'Kabali' producer to bankroll Soundarya Rajinikanth's next directorial project". The New Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Soundarya Rajinikanth to direct Dhanush in VIP 2". The Hindu. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Soundarya Rajinikanth wedding : Rajinikanth daughter Soundarya marriage pictures". Allvoices.com. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "Its a boy for Soundarya Rajinikanth". India Today. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Soundarya Rajinikanth confirms divorce". The Times of India. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  13. ↑ Goyal, Divya (July 5, 2017). "Soundarya Rajinikanth And Ashwin Are Officially Divorced". NDTV.
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