Toxic star Rukmini Vasanth is the daughter of Colonel Vasanth Venugopal, an Ashoka Chakra awardee who was martyred fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir in 2007. Rukmini was only 10 when she lost her father. Her mother, Bharatanatyam dancer Subhashini Vasanth, later founded a foundation supporting widows and families of Army personnel and martyrs.