Tamil superstar Rajinikanth has more reasons to celebrate now than ever. The actor has become a grandfather for the third time, this time after daughter Soundarya gave birth to baby boy yesterday on May 6th. The Enthiran actor is over the moon with joy and the family is all set to welcome its latest cute little member!

According to sources, director Soundary gave birth to a baby boy at Apollo hospital on Wednesday night. Both baby and the mother are absolutely fine and will soon be heading home to be welcomed by the entire family. Soundarya married businessman Ashwin in the year 2010 in a grand ceremony.

The father daughter duo has worked together for Soundarya’s film Kochadaiiyaan: The Legend. Other than that she has given films like Rana, Goa and Dheera. Rajinikanth is now a proud grandfather of three beautiful grandchildren. Elder daughter Aishwarya who is married to actor Dhanush has two sons Linga Raja and Yatra Raja.

The entire family is busy working with their respective films so the news of the baby boy’s birth will surely call for celebrations. Actor Rajinikanth currently signed director Ranjith’s next venture and sources revealed that the reason behind it was daughter Soundarya herself. The film is set to release next year by Pongal.

Aishwarya Dhanush’s recent film Vai Raja Vai was a box office hit and the talented director thanked father Rajinikanth and husband Dhanush for the film’s success. Dhanush will next be seen in Tamil flick Maari and Hindi film Tanu Weds Manu Returns both set to release in the month of May. Soundarya who took a break due to pregnancy is currently not working on any projects. Fans are definitely awaiting to catch a glimpse of the baby boy!