A day after being honoured with the Centenary Award for the Indian Film Personality of the Year at IFFI’s opening ceremony, actor Rajinikanth gave a miss to the screening of his much-talked about film ’Kochadaiyaan’. The movie marked the directorial debut of the Rajinikanth’s daughter Soundarya.
The 63-year-old actor was slated to attend the screening of his film Friday evening at the Kala Academy, one of the venues for IFFI, but later declared his absence at the event.
“Rajinikanth couldn’t make it due to his preoccupation in Bengaluru,” announced a senior ministry official before the screening, which was attended by Soundarya and his wife Latha.
Missing her father’s presence on the occasion, the filmmaker said she was thankful to her father for bringing motion-capture technology to India.
“It’s indeed an honour for me to be a part of IFFI this evening. ‘Kochadaiyaan’ is my first film and I am a debutant director and the movie is India’s first performance captured photo-realistic film. My dad is not here today but I want to thank him for bringing this technology to our country,” she said.
The Tamil historical fiction action film also starred Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Jackie Shroff.
