Born on April 28, 1987 to a Malayalee mother and a Telugu father, Samantha was brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, becoming fluent in the Tamil language. Samantha Akkineni is an Indian actress and model, known for her works in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. She began working as a model while she was pursuing her studies. Soon, she started receiving offers for roles in cinema. She made her debut in Gautham Menon’s Telugu romance film ‘Ya Maaya Chesave’. Her performance won her the Filmfare Award for ‘Best Debut Actress’.
Here is the list of best movies of Samantha.
1. Ye Maaya Chesave
Samantha had a glorious debut in Telugu with Gautham Menon’s Ye Maaya Chesave. She teamed up with her now-husband Naga Chaitanya for the romantic drama that ended up as a blockbuster in Tollywood.
2. Mersal
The successful distribution & production banner ‘Thenandal Entertainment’ will be producing its first big budget movie Mersal with Vijay and Atlee combo, this combo’s previous movie is the blockbuster movie ‘Theri’.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdQWDkQdT9U
3. Theri
Theri is a Tamil action film written and directed by Atlee and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu. The film features Vijay, Samantha and Amy Jackson in the lead roles, while Prabhu and Raadhika Sarathkumar amongst others form an ensemble cast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOO7Xpf3ZyQ
4. A Aa
Within a few years of making her debut, Samantha fell into the trap of doing bubbly characters. With Trivikram Srinivas’s A Aa, she proved that she can handle comedy, something not many actresses these days can pull off.
5. Rangasthalam
Director Sukumar’s Rangasthalam, starring Ram Charan and Samantha, shattered several box-office records. It is also the first time the audience got to see Samantha playing a rustic village belle, quite convincingly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwBVWfqvk5M
6. Kaththi
Kaththi is a Tamil action thriller film scripted and directed by AR Murugadoss. The film stars Vijay in a dual role alongside Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Neil Nitin Mukesh, Tota Roy Chowdhury and Sathish play supporting roles. Anirudh Ravichander composed the film’s soundtrack and score.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs8uBuUEFsM
7. Super Deluxe
No one expected Samantha to play a character like Vaembu in Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s Super Deluxe. Her character commits adultery and yet manages to earn the sympathy of the audience with the climax act.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jbcjVmTeD4