Veteran actor Rajinikanth’s elder daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth has announced the birth of her second child. She took to Twitter to share a few pictures from her pregnancy shoot as well as a glimpse of the newborn. Soundarya also revealed that the child has been named Veer Rajinikanth Vanangamudi. However, she hasn’t revealed the face of her newborn.
In the first closeup picture, the baby is seen holding a finger of a person. The second photo features the entire family during Soundarya's photoshoot. Soundarya posed in a black and white picture from the time she was pregnant. The last photo showed Soundarya with her son Ved. The mother-son duo smiled as they looked at each other.
“With God's abundant grace and our parents' blessings (folded hands and angel emojis), Vishagan, Ved and I are thrilled to welcome Ved’s little brother Veer Rajinikanth Vanangamudi today 11/9/22. #Veer #Blessed. Thank you to our amazing doctors (sic),” Soundarya tweeted.
Celebrities congratulated her, along with several fans. Actor Abhishek Bachchan wrote in the comments section, “Congratulations”. This is Soundarya’s first child from her second marriage to Vishagan. They got married in 2019 in an intimate ceremony. She has a son Ved, from her first marriage to businessman Ashwin Ramkumar.
On the work front, Soundarya started her career by working as an assistant director and assisting in the graphic designing department on films such as ‘Baba’, ‘Majaa’, ‘Sandakozhi’, and ‘Sivaji’. She made her directorial debut with her father’s film ‘Kochadaiiyaan’, apart from founding Ocher Picture Productions.
Last year, she announced that she has partnered with video streaming service MX Player to produce an original web series on the Tamil epic, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’. Soundarya will produce the series under the banner May 6 Entertainment while her assistant Sooriyaprathap will direct the series.
