Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Some Lesser Known Facts About Samantha Ruth Prabhu

• Samantha Ruth Prabhu Samantha is of mixed origin as her mother Ninette is from Kerala while her father Joseph hails from Andhra Pradesh. 

• She was a topper in her school.

  

• Samantha’s family wasn’t financially good, and thus in order to generate some extra pocket money, she decided to take up modelling at a very young age.

• For her pocket money, she started working as a model at a very young age.

• During one of her modelling assignments for women’s innerwear label Naidu Hall, she was spotted by an Indian filmmaker, who offered him a role in a film.

• She then worked as a model in various fashion shows.

  

• She has appeared in photoshoots of many renowned photographers.

  

• She has been featured in TV commercials for many brands such as Myntra, Ariel, Munch, Pepsi, Parimal Sandal Talc, and Dabur Vatika.

• She has also appeared in print advertisements for various brands like South India Shopping Mall, Rexona, and Drools.

  

• She then acted in various Tamil films such as ‘Moscowin Kavery’ (2010), ‘Anjaan’ (2014), ‘Super Deluxe’ (2019), and ‘Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal’ (2022).

  

• Samantha has appeared in many Telugu films including ‘Brindavanam’ (2010), ‘Eega’ (2012), ‘S/O Satyamurthy’ (2015), ‘A Aa’ (2016), ‘Majili’ (2019), and ‘Shaakuntalam’ (2023).
  

• She was featured in the 2010 Tamil music video “Semmozhiyaana Thamizh Mozhiyaam” by A. R. Rahman.

• While she was working in the Telugu film ‘Ye Maaya Chesave’ in 2010, she met the Indian actor Naga Chaitanya, and gradually, they became good friends. However, they started dating each other in 2014, while shooting for the Telugu film ‘Autonagar Surya.’

• She played a cameo role in the Hindi film ‘Ekk Deewana Tha’ in 2012.

• In the same year, she was bedridden for 15 days. After recovering, she started an NGO named Pratyusha Support. The trust provides medical support for women and children from the financially weaker sections.

  

• In August 2013, raised funds for the NGO by auctioning her personal items and a few momentous of her.

• In the same year, she was diagnosed with diabetes.

• For the NGO kids, she organised a plane trip to the Taj Mahal in 2014.

• In 2015, she made a deal with the Andhra Pradesh Hospitals to pay one-third of the hospital bills of one infant per week.

• The Income Tax Department raided her house in 2015. Along with her, the houses of a few other South Indian actors were raided.

• She once shared that she was ready to compromise with her fees for some good roles in films. 

• She started a company named Tweave in partnership with the Telangana Government in 2017 to promote the handloom sector in Telangana.

• On her engagement on 29 January 2017, she wore an ivory saree on which her love story was embroidered.

  

• Samantha became the designated partner at SVS Partners LLP (a private firm) on 15 February 2017.

• In 2020, Samantha, along with the Indian actress Shilpa Reddy and educationist Mukta Khurana, started a preschool named Ekam.

  

• She has hosted a few reality Telugu TV shows like ‘Bigg Boss Season 4’ (Star Maa) and ‘Sam Jam’ (Aha; also director and writer).

  

• She was featured in the song “Oo Antava Mawa” from the Telugu film ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ in 2021. The song gained immense popularity.
  

• In October 2021, Samantha and Naga Chaitanya took to Instagram to announce that she and Chaitanya had decided to separate.

  

• Reportedly, she said no to Rs. 200 crore alimony offered by Chaitanya, citing that she was a self-made woman. Their fans used to refer to them as ‘ChaySam.’ ^[12]India Today

• She launched her film production company Tra-La-La Moving Pictures Private Limited on 26 December 2022.

  

• She is also a co-partner in the fashion label Saaki. 

• In March 2022, after the Indian actress Nayanthara, she became the second-highest-paid South Indian actress.

• In August 2023, she was invited as the chief guest at the world’s largest Indian Independence Day Parade in Manhattan, New York City.

  

• She appeared in an episode of the Hindi reality TV show ‘MTV Hustle 3.0’ in 2023 as a celebrity guest.

  

• She was roped in the Hindi remake of the web series ‘Citadel’ in 2023.

• In a video, she was spotted smoking a cigarette with her ex-husband Naga.

• She also consumes alcohol at parties and events. ^[13]Instagram – Samantha Ruth Prabhu

• On her 36th birthday, one of her fans, Tenali Sandeep, built a temple of her in his house premises in Alapadu village of Bapatla district in Andhra Pradesh. On her 38th birthday, Tenali installed another bust of Samantha and named the temple, “The Temple of Samantha.” He also organised a meal for the orphans in the temple.

  

• Samantha has been featured on the cover of many magazines including JFW, B Positive, Elle, Filmfare, Fanta, and Cosmopolitan.

  

• She loves animals and has two pet dogs named Hash and Saasha.

  

• Samantha is a religious person and has a deep faith in God.

  

• On her self-titled YouTube channel, she uploads her podcasts.

  

• She is suffering from myositis in which the immune system of the body attacks the muscles resulting in inflammation, weakness, and pain.

  

• She underwent a nose job surgery to enhance her looks.

  

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