Latha Rajinikanth

Latha Rajinikanth (born Latha Rangachari) is an Indian film producer, playback singer.[1] She is known for being the wife of actor Rajinikanth.[2]

Latha Rajinikanth
Latha Rajinikanth at the NDTV Indian Of The Year awards in 2013
Born
Latha Rangachari

Madras, Madras State, India
Other namesLatha Shivaji Gaikwad
OccupationFilm producer, playback Singer
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1981)
ChildrenAishwarya R. Dhanush
Soundarya Rajinikanth

Early life

Latha was born in Chennai, India in a Tamil Brahmin Iyengar family.[3][4] She graduated with degree in English literature from Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai.[5]

Career

During the 1980s, Latha worked as a playback singer in Tamil cinema. She sung a few songs in films such as Tik Tik Tik (1981) Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984). She also contributed to Rajini 25 (1999), a musical album that commemorated Rajinikanth's 25 years of his career.

In 1991, Latha founded The Ashram, a school in Velachery, Chennai, which she currently heads.[6]

Personal life

Latha is the sister-in-law of Tamil playwright and film actor Y Gee Mahendran. She is also related to former film actress Vyjayanthimala.[7] Latha's brother Ravi Raghavendra is also an actor who is the father of music director Anirudh Ravichander. She married Rajinikanth, whom she met during an exclusive interview, on 26 February 1981 at Tirupati. The couple has two daughters, Aishwarya and Soundarya. Her elder daughter, Aishwarya married actor Dhanush in 2004 and they have two sons, Yathra and Linga. Her younger daughter Soundarya married Chennai based civil engineer Ashwin with whom she has a son named Ved Krishna; the couple divorced in 2017 and she remarried businessman Vishagan in 2019.

Controversy

Document forgery case

An FIR had been filed in Bengaluru against Latha for allegedly forging documents to obtain a court order, restraining media from publishing news about her dispute with a commissioned producer over selling of rights of Kochadaiiyan on 15 June 2015.[8]

Rent issues

Latha operates a shop on CP Ramaswamy Road, widely regarded as the city's prime real estate. Operating from a building owned by Chennai Corporation, Latha has for the past 25 years run a travel agency called "Travel Exchange India". The city Corporation recently increased the rent from ₹ 3702 to ₹ 21,160 per month. The Madras HC dismissed the petition filed on Latha Rajinikanth's behalf and ordered the Corporation to take ownership of the property in a month if the due rental was not received.[9][10]

A school run by Latha Rajinikanth in Chennai was locked up by the landlord of the building on August 2017, who claimed he had not received two rent of ₹ 2 crore. The owner said in 2002 he leased out the school ground to be used. He said that over a year ago he had filed a case against the management of the school because they had not paid the rent amounting to ₹ 10 crore.[11]

Filmography
As producer
As singer
As costume designer
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References
  1. "On Rajinikanth And Latha's 39th Wedding Anniversary, A Rare Throwback Pic Shared By Daughter Soundarya". NDTV.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. Rajini has been a friend, says wife Latha – Movies News News – IBNLive. Ibnlive.in.com (12 December 2009). Retrieved on 2012-07-24.
  3. "Rajinikanth's wife Latha in exclusive interview with MyNation: Spiritual politics runs in family". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. "Rajinikanth is extremely persistent - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. "The Women in Rajinikanth's Life". Rediff.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. Life & Style : Latha Rajinikanth's dreams for 'little people'. The Hindu (6 November 2009). Retrieved on 2012-07-24.
  7. First Experience of RajiniKanth. Rajini's First Language Movies, Producer's First Movies, Director's First Movies, Highest Remake Movies. www.rajinikanth.com. Retrieved on 24 July 2012.
  8. Police Complaint Lodged Against Rajinikanth's Wife Latha for Alleged Fraud
  9. Latha Rajinikanth moves HC on rent for travel agency - The Hindu
  10. Staff, TNM (29 December 2017). "Pay the increased rent or vacate: Madras HC's ultimatum to Latha Rajinikanth". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  11. Staff, Scroll. "Tamil Nadu: School run by Rajinikanth's wife Latha sealed for not paying rent worth Rs 2 crore". Scroll.in. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  12. Rajinikanth: Rajinikanth's wife, Latha, sings for Kochadaiiyaan | Tamil Movie News - Times of India
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