Yesteryear
actress
Meena's
four-year-old
daughter
Nainika,
who
makes
her
acting
debut
in
upcoming
Tamil
actioner
Theri,
was
looked
after
by
the
team
with
care
and
affection
as
their
own.
Directed
by
Atlee,
Theri
features
Ilayathalapathy
Vijay
and
Nainika
plays
his
daughter.
"When
Atlee
approached
me,
I
assumed
he
had
come
with
a
role
for
me.
But
when
he
revealed
he
wanted
to
cast
my
daughter,
I
really
wasn't
too
keen
on
the
idea,
because
she
was
too
young.
However,
Atlee
insisted
that
I
listen
to
the
story," Meena
told
IANS.
It
was
the
story
that
eventually
convinced
Meena.
"After
I
heard
the
story,
I
realised
the
importance
of
Nainika's
character.
The
story
is
weaved
around
her
and
the
relationship
she
shares
with
her
father,
played
by
Vijay.
She
has
about
40
scenes,
mostly
seen
alongside
Vijay
throughout
the
film," she
said.
Happy
with
the
way
her
daughter
was
treated
by
the
entire
team
of
Theri,
Meena
said
it's
an
honour
for
her
daughter
to
have
worked
with
the
Puli
star.
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