Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Rajinikanth's Wife Latha Recalls Instant Connection Before Their Marriage
There is a famous movie star in India named Rajinikanth, and this is a story about how he met his wife.
A long time ago, he was making a movie called Thillu Mullu.
A college student named Latha was asked to interview him for her college magazine.
Before they met, Latha had a feeling that something special was going to happen.
When she finally met him, she said it felt like they already knew each other.
She called that wonderful feeling 'divine grace.'
Her father had also once said that Rajinikanth would become very famous.
On the very day they met, Rajinikanth had bought a new house and his movie Kaali was having its big premiere.
He invited Latha to watch the movie, and later they got married and had two daughters.
Today, people still love hearing about how their story began.
Rajinikanth married Latha Rangachari on February 27, 1981, after meeting her through a college magazine interview.
Latha, then a literature student and cultural secretary at Chennai's Ethiraj College, interviewed him while he was shooting for Thillu Mullu.
Latha described the instant bond as 'divine grace,' saying she felt she had known him for a very long time.
Latha recalled her father predicting Rajinikanth 'will go places' after watching his film Moondru Mudichu.
On the day they met, Rajinikanth had bought his house in Poes Garden and the premiere of his film Kaali was held.
The couple have two daughters, Aishwaryaa and Soundarya.
- Who
- Rajinikanth, the Tamil film star, and Latha Rangachari, his future wife, a literature student and cultural secretary at Ethiraj College.
- What
- Latha recalled, in an old interview with Thanthi TV, how she felt an instant connection with Rajinikanth at their first meeting before marriage.
- When
- Their first meeting took place while Rajinikanth was shooting Thillu Mullu, before their marriage on February 27, 1981.
- Where
- Chennai, India — Latha first saw him at actor Sowcar Janaki's house and later interviewed him for Ethiraj College's magazine.
- Why
- Latha was assigned to interview him for the college magazine and felt a premonition drawing her toward him, which she described as 'divine grace.'
- Date of marriage
- February 27, 1981
- First meeting
- Interview for Ethiraj College magazine, Chennai
- Film shooting at the time
- Thillu Mullu
- Latha's college role
- Cultural secretary and literature student
- Same-day events
- Poes Garden house purchase and Kaali film premiere
- Children
- Aishwaryaa and Soundarya
- Source
- Old interview with Thanthi TV