Rukmini Vasanth, who stars in the film Toxic, is the daughter of the late Colonel Vasanth Venugopal. Her father was a recipient of the Ashoka Chakra and died in 2007 while battling terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. Rukmini was 10 years old at the time of his passing. Her mother, Subhashini Vasanth, is a Bharatanatyam dancer who went on to establish a foundation dedicated to assisting the families and widows of fallen soldiers.