Rajinikanth Did Kochadaiiyaan Not Because I'm His Daughter: Soundarya
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Filmmaker
Soundarya
Ashwin,
who
is
making
her
directorial
debut
with
Rajinikanth
starrer
Kochadaiiyaan
says
her
father
agreed
to
be
part
of
this
mega
project
for
the
script
and
not
because
she
was
his
daughter.
She
said,
"Once
he
was
convinced
about
the
script
and
that
it
requires
a
certain
kind
of
technology
then
only
he
said
yes.
Because
the
kind
of
action
sequences
you
will
see
in
Kochadaiiyaan,
it
is
not
possible
in
live
action
or
in
visual
effects
to
get
this
kind
of
impact."
"Only
after
he
was
convinced
about
this
technology,
he
agreed
to
do
the
film
and
not
because
I
was
his
daughter.
That
did
not
even
make
a
difference.
I
was
confident
of
handling
the
project
and
my
father
said
ok
go
ahead," Soundarya
said
in
an
interview.
The
director
says
that
she
felt
blessed
to
work
with
Rajinikanth,
63,
in
her
debut
film.
Soundarya
added
that
when
the
project
happened
he
agreed
to
do
the
film
not
like
a
doting
father
but
took
a
professional
approach.
Soundarya
claims,
"This
is
a
performance
capture
photo
realistic
film.
It
is
a
first
attempt
here
(in
India)
but
it
is
very
famous
abroad
(Hollywood)."
Soundarya
says,
"Usually,
films
like
this
take
approximately
five
to
six
years
but
we
have
been
over
ambitious
and
god
has
been
kind
and
it
took
less
than
two
years
to
make
this
film," Soundarya
said.
She
says
it
was
not
deliberate
on
her
part
to
cast
her
father
in
her
debut
film.
"We
started
Rana
and
my
father
unfortunately
fell
ill
and
then
he
got
better.
And
when
he
came
back
(to
do
films)
we
did
not
want
him
to
do
undergo
much
physical
strain
because
Rana
is
a
period
film
and
Kochadaiiyaan
is
a
prequel
to
Rana,"
Soundarya
said,
The
director
concludes,
"Kochadaiiyaan
is
Rana's
father.
We
wrote
the
story
as
Rana's
story
was
already
there.
We
wanted
to
make
it
less
stressful
for
my
father
and
decided
to
use
this
technology...
it
is
easier
compared
to
live
action."