Shruti Haasan shares childhood picture of Kamal Haasan with grandfather

Shruti Haasan delighted fans by sharing a rare childhood photo of her father, Kamal Haasan, with her grandfather, defence lawyer D. Srinivasan. The actress, last seen in Coolie, will next feature in Salaar Part 2: Shouryanga Parvam.

Mumbai: Actress Shruti Haasan shared on Wednesday a glimpse of her father, cinema legend Kamal Haasan, from his childhood and her grandfather.

Taking to Instagram stories, Shruti shared a monochrome picture of a little Kamal Haasan sitting next to his father D. Srinivasan, a defence lawyer.

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“My fave human and my guardian angel Daddy and grand daddy,” Shruti wrote as the caption.

Talking about Shruti, she was last seen in “Coolie,” where she essayed the role of Preethi Rajasekar in the film, which also starred the titans of Indian cinema like Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Malayalam actor Soubin Shahir, and Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan in a cameo appearance.

‘Coolie’ follows the story of a former coolie union leader, who investigates the death of his friend which leads him to a crime syndicate. The film was officially announced in September 2023 under the tentative title ‘Thalaivar 171’ as it is Rajinikanth’s 171st film as the lead actor. The official title was announced in April 2024. Principal photography took place between July 2024 and March 2025, in locations including Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Jaipur and Bangkok.

The actress will next be seen in “Salaar Part 2: Shouryanga Parvam”. The first installment of “Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire” released in 2023. The epic neo-noir action thriller film directed by Prashanth Neel.

The film stars Prabhas in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast of Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Bobby Simha, Sriya Reddy, Ramachandra Raju, John Vijay, Easwari Rao, Tinnu Anand, Devaraj, Brahmaji and Mime Gopi.

In the fictional dystopian city-state of Khansaar, where monarchy still exists, the film follows the friendship between Deva, the exiled prince of Khansaar, and Varadha, the current prince of Khansaar. When a coup d’état is planned by his father’s ministers and his relatives, Varadha enlists Deva’s help to become Khansaar’s undisputed ruler.