A journey that began from being a bus conductor at the Bangalore Transport Service to reigning the South film industry like how, Shivaji Rao Gaekwad a.k.a. Rajinikanth is not only an inspiration but a God for the entire nation. There are stars. Then there are superstars. And then, Rajinikanth! Such is the eminence of Rajinikanth in the nation as he is worshipped as the Thalaivaa. And behind his larger-than-life persona is a simple man who has time and again proved to be a hero in reel as well as real life too. (Also Read: Soni Razdan Shares Throwback Pic When She Was 21, Fans Amazed By Uncanny Resemblance With Alia Bhatt)
Married since 1981, Shivaji Rao Gaekwad a.k.a. Rajinikanth and Latha Rajinikanth are proud parents to two wonderful daughters, Aishwarya Rajinikanth and Soundarya Rajinikanth. They are also super-happy grandparents of Yathra and Linga, children of Aishwarya and Dhanush, and Ved, Soundarya’s son. It was on February 11, 2019, that his second daughter, Soundarya entered the bond of holy matrimony for the second time to the love of her life, actor-fiancé, Vishagan Vanangamudi. While details about the same will be revealed in the later paragraphs to come, but first things first.
Soundarya Rajinikanth, who is busy with the pre-production work of the web series, Ponniyin Selvan, is an ardent user of social media. On June 25, 2019, she took to Twitter and shared the super-cute picture of her son, Ved recreating his grandfather, Rajinikanth's pose from his blockbuster film, Petta. The proud mother tweeted, “Well...like thatha like grandson!!! #RajinikanthLineage #VedNailsThathaPose #ProudMother”.
Speaking about Soundarya Rajinikanth’s wedding with Vishagan Vanangamudi, a couple of pictures from their do went viral on the internet in no time and needless to say, Soundarya had looked resplendent as a bride. One glance at their pictures and videos and we could easily decipher the amount of fun and happiness which Soundarya brought in her and her parent’s life. One picture that had won our hearts is their family picture. In case you missed it, check it out:
Post her wedding festivities, Soundarya Rajinikanth had tweeted three pictures of the ‘three most important men in her life’. Along with it, she had written, "Blessed & grateful beyond words !!!! The three most important men in my life ... my darling father ... my angel son ... and now you, my Vishagan."
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In an interview, Soundarya Rajinikanth had talked about her father, Rajinikanth and how he was with them while growing up. She had said, “He’s the best dad anyone can have and I am grateful for that. But truth be told, we {my sister, Aishwarya, and I} get to see dad more now than while we were growing up. Then, he was super busy — he was doing multi-language films and had seven to eight releases every year. But whenever he had time, he ensured that we had the perfect childhood.” (Also Read: Shilpa Shetty Reveals The Time When She Had Received An Ultimatum About Her Marriage From Raj Kundra)
She further went on to say, “There’s one memorable outing I’ll never forget. It was in 2002, and he suddenly wanted to take me and a friend out for a drive. Appa has a trick while going to public places — he goes into crowds and heads out before anyone realises it’s him. So, that evening, he wore a muffler and we went to Marina Beach. We were just walking on the sand when we came across a stall that had cut-outs of movie stars… and you could pose for a photograph with them. Appa asked me if I wanted to take one and I gleefully did — posing next to the cut-out of… Rajinikanth. The guy taking the picture had no clue that the actor was standing right there!”
For the uninitiated, Soundarya Rajinikanth was previously married to businessman, Ashwin Ram Kumar, but after 7 years of the marital bond, the now estranged couple had parted ways citing the reasons to be irreconcilable differences. Ever since, the 34-year-old ‘not so single anymore’ mom, was living with her parents and 5-year-old son in Chennai, until her wedding with Vishagan Vanangamudi.
Revealing how her father, Rajinikanth had reacted to her divorce with Ashwin Ram Kumar, Soundarya Rajinikanth had stated, “I don’t wish to discuss it. Whatever decision has been taken wasn’t overnight and was after a lot of thought. It’s a very big decision.” When asked how her superstar father reacted to her decision, she revealed, “He is a very supportive father and at the end of the day, he wants his child to be happy, he was the first person to say, ‘Do what is right !” She further talked about the balancing act and handling her child as a single parent, and was quoted as saying, “That is what life is all about. Life is about balancing and I love doing it. I spend plenty of time with my baby and always make sure I am with him for his meals and I take him to school. I have to thank my mother for making this happen for me, she’s a wonderful grandmother and loves her role to bits.” (Also Read: Khushi Kapoor Flaunting Eye Makeup Done By Janhvi Kapoor Explains 'Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behena Hai')
Well, Ved totally looks like mini-Rajinikanth and seems like he is the next superstar in the making! Don’t you agree?
