Abyukta Manikandan, the daughter of cinematographer Manikandan, who has shot films like Anniyan, Om Shanti Om and Brahmãstra: Part One – Shiva, will be making her acting debut with Vijay’s upcoming film The Greatest Of All Time.
Her mom, Priya Manikandan told that Abyukta is a Bharatanatyam dancer, and is also into modelling. She is currently pursuing law and has been wanting to get into movies, but her parents wanted her to finish her studies. But when this offer came up, they found it to be a good opportunity. She reveals that the youngster has already shot for a few days. She’s playing Vijay’s daughter. Since her father is from the industry and Priya also, is friends with Venkat Prabhu and Archana Kalpathi (the film’s producer), it has been very comfortable for her, she said. And the team is also very helpful, she will resume shooting soon, she added.
Quiz her if Manikandan had offered any words of advice to Abyukta when she took up the offer, and Priya says that while she is shot for commercials, he gave her a basic idea of what generally happens in movie shoots. She said that both their kids have grown up on film sets, so it is not unfamiliar to them.
