Aishwarya Rajinikanth facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Aishwarya Rajinikanth
Aishwarya in 2012
Born	(1982-01-01) 1 January 1982 (age 43) Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation	Film director playback singer
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Dhanush ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2024)​
Children	2
Parents	Rajinikanth (father) Latha Rajinikanth (mother)
Relatives	Rajinikanth family

Aishwarya Rajinikanth, born on January 1, 1982, is an Indian film director and singer. She works mainly in the Tamil cinema industry. Aishwarya is the older daughter of famous actor Rajinikanth and singer Latha Rajinikanth. She was also married to actor Dhanush. Her first movie as a director was 3, which came out in 2012.

Aishwarya Rajinikanth (center), David Womark (left), Avy Kaufman (right) at IFFI 2012

Early Life

Aishwarya was born to actor Rajinikanth and singer Latha Rangachari. She has a younger sister named Soundarya. Soundarya also works in the Tamil film industry.

Career in Film

Aishwarya started her career as a playback singer. This means she sang songs for movies. Her first song was "Natpe Natpe" from the movie Whistle in 2003. She sang this song with the composer D. Imman and actor Silambarasan.

Directing Movies

In 2011, Aishwarya announced she would direct her first full-length movie. It was called 3. Her husband, Dhanush, and actress Shruti Haasan starred in it. This movie was highly anticipated before it was released. This was because a song from its soundtrack, "Why This Kolaveri Di", became very popular online. Her cousin, Anirudh Ravichander, composed the song. Aishwarya appeared in the music video for the song.

In 2015, Aishwarya shared plans to start a YouTube channel. It was called "Ten Entertainment". This channel was meant to show new content and short films by new filmmakers.

Other Work

Aishwarya was also a judge on a dance competition TV show. It was called Jodi Number One on STAR Vijay. She judged the third season alongside actors Sangeetha and Jeeva. She also worked as an assistant director for the film Aayirathil Oruvan. For this movie, she also sang the song "Un Mela Aasadhan".

In 2016, Aishwarya was chosen as India's goodwill ambassador for the UN Women organization. This role involves promoting gender equality and women's empowerment.

Personal Life

Aishwarya was married to actor Dhanush. They had two sons, born in 2006 and 2010. The couple announced their separation in January 2022. Their divorce was finalized in November 2024.

In December 2016, Aishwarya Rajinikanth released a book about her life. It is called Standing on An Apple Box: The Story of A Girl Among the Stars. In this book, she shared her experiences. She wrote about growing up as a celebrity's child. She also wrote about her career choices, her marriage, and her life as Rajinikanth’s daughter.

Filmography

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