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Aug 3: Millions across the globe might swear by Rajnikanth’s larger than life stunt sequences, but here’s a girl who is smitten by them the most. She is amongst the  few who know the real Rajni from Rajnikanth—the superstar and is now all set to take his idiosyncratic style a step further. Graphic designer and younger daughter of the superstar, Soundarya Rajnikanth, is making  India’s biggest animation flick with ‘Sultan—The Warrior’ starring an animated Rajnikanth.’

“When I was a kid I never read any novel, it always had to be a book  or a story with an illustration. My mother has a collection of all the scribbles and drawings I’ve done,” chuckles Soundarya who is currently shooting for the film in London with her dad.

Soundarya explains, “Animation is not considered as a mainstream medium here. That’s why I decided to break the barrier.”  Interestingly, for Soundarya acting has never been a prerogative. “I am a director and a businessperson by nature. I’ve been offered films, but I choose to be behind the camera,” she smiles.

Soundarya cannot stop raving about her father. “I am a Rajinikanth fanatic-’Badshah’, ‘Annamallai’, ‘Sivaji’. Soundarya shares, “We are very, very close! He means the world to me. As children we never got to spend much time with dad, but when we did, it was quality time. My mother never let us feel dad’s absence. She filled it.” She adds, “He interacts with me and participates in every move I make. I have never and will never do anything without his guidance and approval.”

 Lastly, ask her which is the one actor she loves apart from her father and her response isn’t surprising, “Amitabh Uncle!” she says.