Aishwarya Rajinikanth

Aishwarya was married to actor Dhanush with whom she has two sons, Yatra (born 2006) and Linga (born 2010). The couple announced their separation through their respective social media handles on 17 January 2022.

In August 2016, Aishwarya was selected as India's goodwill ambassador for the UN Women organization.

In December 2016, Aishwarya Rajinikanth released her own memoir Standing on An Apple Box: The Story of A Girl Among the Stars. With this book, she has revealed her own story of being a celebrity kid, making her career choices, her marriage and her life as Rajinikanth’s daughter.

In August 2011, she announced that she would direct her then-husband, Dhanush, and Shruti Haasan in her first feature film titled 3. Dhanush later clarified that this would be his only film under his wife's direction. The film was highly anticipated prior to its release, after the song "Why This Kolaveri Di" from its soundtrack went viral and became an internet phenomenon. The song was composed by her cousin Anirudh Ravichander. She appeared alongside the lead cast and composer in the making of the video. In July 2015, Aishwarya announced she will soon launch a YouTube channel under the banner of "Ten Entertainment" to exclusively promote original content and short films by aspiring filmmakers.

Aishwarya began her career in the Tamil film industry as a playback singer in the unreleased film Ramanaa, directed by Parthy Bhaskar. The song was composed by Deva in November 2000. Her first song to be released was "Natpe Natpe" from D. Imman's soundtrack for Whistle (2003), which she sung alongside the composer and actor Silambarasan.

Aishwarya Rajinikanth (born 1 January 1982) is an Indian film director and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. She is the elder daughter of actor Rajinikanth and wife of actor Dhanush. She made her feature film directorial debut with 3 (2012) starring Dhanush and Shruti Haasan in the lead.