Directorial test for Rajini's daughters

Directorial test for Rajini's daughters

Aishwarya and Soundarya's debut films will prove how far they can carry their father's film legacy forward

Lata Srinivasan

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012 is a crucial year for Superstar Rajinikanth's daughters. Last year, Aishwaryaa and Soundarya set out to establish their individuality and identity by announcing the projects they would be working on. And this year will see the results of their hard work. Currently, Aishwaryaa is gearing up for the release of her film 3 which has for the first time ever the pairing of someone from the Superstar's family and the Ulaganayagan's family. Rajini and Kamal have acted in several movies together earlier but of late, no one seems to have mooted the idea of bringing them back on-screen in a single frame. But the budding director and her actor husband, Dhanush, had foresight to create this pairing which is new for the audience. And their movie really seems to be a family affair with cousin Anirudh scoring the music. However, it has paid off — it's rumoured that the music and movie rights have been sold for a whopping amount. In fact, Dhanush had said in an earlier interview that he "might never get another Kolaveri di" and has ensured that the team made the most of this song's success.
Younger sister Soundarya was not far behind when she launched a 3D flick to be made with performance capture technology with none other than their illustrious father, the Superstar. The producer-director, who's busy shooting the flick London with the Superstar, has also gotten him to sing for her! This is Rajinikanth's first flick post his sudden illness last year and a lot is riding on this for her and him.
As far the industry and fans go, expectations are high where the two siblings are concerned. Both of them are vying to prove themselves as directors and have a strong team backing them in their endeavour. Despite having an illustrious father, neither of them have really been entrenched in the film industry so to speak. Their sudden head on plunge into the glamour world and in similar roles but in different projects raises a pertinent question — will they be successful in carrying forward their father's legacy in Kollywood?

SOUNDARYA — KOCHADAIYAAN



• Producer and director for Kochadaiyaan

• Movie stars dad Rajinikanth

• Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone makes her debut

• Story penned by K S Ravikumar

• Roped in A R Rahman to score music

• Superstar sings a song for the flick

AISHWARYAA — 3



• Director of 3

• Movie stars husband Dhanush

• Roped in Ulaganayagan's daughter Shruti Haasan

• Brought in cousin Anirudh Ravichander to score music

• Dhanush's Kolaveri Di song for 3 turns worldwide phenomenon

Soundarya

Aishwaryaa