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Soundarya Rajinikanth Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Height: 5' 5"
Husband: Vishagan Vanangamudi
Age: 40 Years

Soundarya Rajinikanth

Bio/Wiki
Real NameShaku Bai Rao Gaikwad
Profession(s)Graphic Designer, Producer, Director
Famous ForBeing the younger daughter of Rajinikanth
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 165 cm
in meters- 1.65 m
in feet inches- 5’ 5”
Weight (approx.)in kilograms- 60 kg
in pounds- 132 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)34-30-34
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Career
DebutTamil Film (Graphic Designer): Padayappa (1999)
Soundarya Rajinikanth Tamil film debut as Graphic Designer - Padayappa (1999)
Tamil Film (Producer): Goa (2010)
Soundarya Rajinikanth Tamil film debut as producer - Goa (2010)
Tamil Film (Director): Kochadaiiyaan (2014)
Soundarya Rajinikanth Tamil film debut as director - Kochadaiiyaan (2014)
Awards, Honours2014
Honoured for Technical Innovation in Film at the NDTV Indian of the Year Awards
Personal Life
Date of Birth20 September 1984 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)40 Years
BirthplaceChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac signVirgo
NationalityIndian
HometownChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
SchoolAshram Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Velachery, Chennai
Education QualificationGraduation in Graphic Designing
ReligionHinduism
HobbiesTravelling, Sketching
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/Boyfriends• Ashwin Ramkumar (Industrialist)
• Vishagan Vanangamudi (Actor & Businessman)
Marriage Date(s)• 3 September 2010 (with Ashwin Ramkumar)
• 11 February 2019 (with Vishagan Vanangamudi)
Soundarya Rajinikanth And Vishagan Vanangamudi Marriage Photo
Marriage Place(s)• Rani Meyyammai Hall in Chennai (with Ashwin Ramkumar)
• The Leela Palace, Chennai (with Vishagan Vanangamudi)
Family
Husband/SpouseFirst Husband: Ashwin Ramkumar (Industrialist; 2010-2017)
Soundarya Rajinikanth with Ashwin Ramkumar
Second Husband: Vishagan Vanangamudi (Actor & Businessman)
Soundarya Rajinikanth and Vishagan Vanangamudi
ChildrenSon- 2
• Ved Krishna (born on 6 May 2015 from her first husband)
Soundarya Rajinikanth with her son Ved Krishna
• Veer Rajinikanth Vanangamudi (born on 11 September 2022 from her second husband) [1]Pinkvilla
ParentsFather- Rajinikanth (Actor)
Mother- Latha Rangachari (Producer & Singer)
SiblingsSister- Aishwarya R. Dhanush (Elder; Film Director)
Soundarya Rajinikanth with her family
Favourites
ActorAkshay Kumar
ActressPriyanka Chopra
Cuisine(s)South Indian and Italian
FilmmakerS. S. Rajamouli
ColourBurgundy

Soundarya Rajinikanth

Some Lesser Known Facts About  Soundarya Rajinikanth

  • Soundarya Rajinikanth is the younger daughter of the superstar, Rajinikanth.

    Soundarya Rajinikanth childhood picture (Left) with her father Rajinikanth and sister Aishwarya R. Dhanush (Right)

    Soundarya Rajinikanth childhood picture (Left) with her father Rajinikanth and sister Aishwarya R. Dhanush (Right)

  • Her father, Rajinikanth is a Maharashtrian while her mother, Latha Rangachari is a Tamilian.
  • She did her schooling from the Ashram Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Chennai founded by her mother in the late 1990s.
  • She started her career as a graphic designer in the Tamil film industry and made her debut in 1999 by sketching the title of the film, Padayappa.
  • She has also designed the title sequences of several Tamil films like ‘Baba’ (2001), ‘Chandramukhi’ (2005), and ‘Sivaji’ (2007).
  • Soundarya is the founder of ‘Ocher Picture Productions’ and in 2007, her production house signed an agreement with Warner Bros Entertainment Inc to partner up in producing and distributing Tamil films.
  • In 2010, she produced a Tamil film, Goa. This is the first film of her production house.
  • On 3 September 2010, she got married to Ashwin Ramkumar, an Industrialist who runs a family construction business. However, the marriage didn’t last long and the duo divorced in July 2017. The couple has a son, Ved Krishna.

    Soundarya Rajinikanth and Ashwin Ramkumar marriage picture

    Soundarya Rajinikanth and Ashwin Ramkumar marriage picture

  • Soundarya Rajinikanth was supposed to make her directorial debut with a 3D animated film, Sultan: The Warrior, featuring Rajinikanth but, the film was dropped for various reasons.
  • She then made her directorial debut in 2014 with the Tamil film, Kochadaiiyaan, starring Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone in the lead. Soundarya also made her special appearance in the song “Engae Pogudho Vaanam” of this film. She became the first Indian woman to direct her father in a feature film.

  • Tollywood superstar, Dhanush is her brother-in-law, as he is married to her elder sister, Aishwarya R. Dhanush.

    Soundarya Rajinikanth's sister Aishwarya R. Dhanush and Dhanush

    Soundarya Rajinikanth’s sister Aishwarya R. Dhanush and Dhanush

  • Her second husband, Vishagan Vanangamudi to whom she got married on 11 February 2019 is an actor and also runs a pharmaceutical company, Apex Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. in Chennai. Vishagan was earlier married to a magazine editor, Kanikha Kumaran.
  • Soundarya, in an interview, revealed that it was one of Rajinikanth’s friends who had recommended Vishagan as a potential partner for her. At that particular point in her life, Soundarya was still recovering from a previous marriage and was not initially open to the idea; however, when they first met, there was an undeniable connection between them as a result of which they later decided to tie the knot. In the interview, Soundarya went on to reveal that on their wedding day, Vishagan sought permission from Ved to marry her; Ved is the son of Ashwin. This moment at the wedding was captured in a video, and the couple later planned to share it with Ved when he would reach the age of 18. [2]Times Now

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