Rajinikanth: Here is everything you need to know about his family

Legendary actor Rajinikanth is one of the biggest names in Tollywood. He has a crazy fanbase across the country and also abroad. His fans go gaga about him to such an extent that there are some people who worship him. A Rajinikanth movie is considered as a festival and has an equal prominence as of a festival. 

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About his early life

Shivaji Rao Gaikwad, most popularly known as Rajinikanth was born in Marathi family on December 12, 1950, in Bangalore. His father was a police constable while his mother was a housewife. He is the youngest of four siblings in a family consisting of two elder brothers Satyanarayana Rao and Nageshwara Rao and a sister Aswath Balubhai. 

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Rajnikanth's family tree

Rajinikanth married Latha Rangachari, a student of Ethiraj College for Women who interviewed him for her college magazine which he himself stated in an interview. The marriage took place on February 26, 1981, in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The couple has two daughters named Aishwarya Rajinikanth and Soundarya Rajinikanth. Latha runs a school named "The Ashram".

Aishwarya married actor Dhanush on November 18, 2004 and they have two sons, Yathra and Linga. His younger daughter, Soundarya, works in the Tamil film industry as a director, producer and graphic designer. She married industrialist Ashwin Ramkumar on September 3, 2010 and have a son Ved Krishna.

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