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Samantha Akkineni aka. Samantha Prabhu has already made her mark and made her presence felt in the Tamil and Telugu film industry. The actress has some amazing films to boast about in her filmography including the likes of S.
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Samantha Akkineni is an Indian actress and model who works primarily in Telugu and Tamil films. Since then, she has primarily opted to appear in the leading female roles in hero-centric films such as the Telugu films Dookudu , Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu , Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu and Attarintiki Daredi and the Tamil film Kaththi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 January Retrieved 8 October The Times of India.
She has emerged as a leading actress in the South Indian film industry. While pursuing a degree in commerce , Akkineni worked part-time on modelling assignments. 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 , the family dramas Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu and Attarintiki Daredi and AR Murugadoss 's Tamil action film, Kaththi Her work in the film A Aa also won positive reviews and won Samantha her fourth Filmfare Award , while her next films Theri , 24 , Mersal , and Rangasthalam also were commercially successful. Alongside her acting career, Akkineni is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products, while she also started her own NGO, Pratyusha Support, to provide medical support for women and children in She donates her earnings from endorsements, product launches and inauguration events to support the foundation. Born on 28 April to a Telugu father and a Malayali mother from Alappuzha , Kerala , Samantha was brought up in Pallavaram in Chennai , Tamil Nadu as the youngest child of the family to Prabhu and Ninette and two elder brothers Jonathan and David, whilst becoming fluent in the Tamil language.