Despite her mixed background, she has cited herself as a Tamilian. She was brought up in Pallavaram in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, as the youngest child of the family, with two elder brothers Jonathan and David, whilst becoming fluent in the Tamil language. Samantha was born on 28 April 1987 to a Telugu father, Joseph Prabhu and a Malayali mother, Ninette Prabhu from Alappuzha, Kerala. 2.3 Experimental roles, accolades and recent work (2019–present).2.2 Commercial success and establishment in big-budget films (2013-2018).

2.1 Debut, breakthrough and critical acclaim (2010-2012).

Samantha married actor Naga Chaitanya in 2017, who announced their separation in October 2021. She is the founder of Pratyusha Support and Saaki World. She won further critical acclaim for her roles in 2019 releases, Super Deluxe, Majili, Oh! Baby and for her only 2020 film, Jaanu. Her work in the film A Aa (2016) also won positive reviews and won Samantha her fourth Filmfare Award, while her next films Theri (2016), 24 (2016), Mersal (2017), Rangasthalam (2018), and Mahanati (2018) also were commercially successful.

Since then, she has primarily opted to appear in the leading female role in hero-centric Telugu and Tamil films, earning box office success with films including Dookudu (2011), the family dramas Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2012) and Attarintiki Daredi (2013) and AR Murugadoss's Tamil action film, Kaththi (2014). Samantha then became the second actress ever to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu in the same year, for her performances in the films Neethaane En Ponvasantham (2012) and Eega (2012). She soon received offers for film roles and made her acting debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's critically acclaimed Telugu romance film, Ye Maaya Chesave (2010), which fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actress and a Nandi Award. Samantha worked part-time on modeling assignments while pursuing a degree in commerce. She has established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil cinema. She is a recipient of several awards, including four Filmfare Awards South, six South Indian International Movie Awards and two Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards. Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni) born on 28 April 1987 is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries.

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