Samantha Ruth Prabhu (born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu and Tamil films.She is the recipient of several accolades, including four Filmfare Awards South.
After a brief stint as a model while pursuing a degree in commerce, Samantha made her acting debut in the Telugu romance film Ye Maaya Chesave (2010), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She became the second actress to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and Best Actress – Telugu in the same year, for her performances in the 2012 films Neethaane En Ponvasantham and Eega, respectively. Over the next few years, she played the leading lady in top-grossing androcentric films such as Dookudu (2011), Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2012), Attarintiki Daredi (2013), Kaththi (2014), Theri (2016), 24 (2016), Mersal (2017), and Rangasthalam (2018). Her performance in A Aa (2016) won Samantha her fourth Filmfare Award, and she gained further praise for her performances in Mahanati (2018), Super Deluxe (2019), and Majili (2019), and the Amazon Prime Video thriller series The Family Man (2021). The last of these earned her a Filmfare OTT Award.
In addition to acting, Samantha has hosted the talk show Sam Jam in 2020. She is the founder of Pratyusha Support and Saaki World. She was married to actor Naga Chaitanya from 2017 to 2021.
As per recent reports, a Telugu actorhad reportedly helped Samantha Ruth Prabhu by giving her a whopping ₹25 crore for her myositis treatment. Now, Samantha has reacted to the false reports of her taking financial help for her treatment and said on Instagram Stories that she was capable of taking care of herself after working in films for a long time. Also read: On Bali holiday, Samantha Ruth Prabhu loses her sunglasses to monkeys
No Telugu star helped Samantha financially
Samantha Ruth Prabhu has denied being helped financially for her myositis treatment.
On Saturday, Samantha Ruth Prabhu also urged the media to be responsible. She wrote on Instagram Stories, “ ₹25 crore to treat Myositis!? Someone got you a pretty bad deal. I am glad I am only spending the smallest fraction of that. And, I don’t think I was paid in marbles for all the work I’ve done in my career. So, I can easily take care of myself. Thank you. Myosotis is a condition thousands suffer from. Let’s please be responsible with the information we put out regarding the treatment.”
Samantha Ruth Prabhu on rumours of taking ₹25 crores for myositis treatment.
Samantha was diagnosed with an auto-immune condition, myositis, in 2022. Reports had recently claimed that Samantha had spent a lot of money on her treatment. According to a Sakshi TV video report, Samantha had borrowed ₹25 crore from a renowned actor in the Telugu film business. The actor's identity had not been revealed.
Samantha's acting break
After wrapping up the Indian chapter of the web series Citadel, as well as her Telugu film Kushi, Samantha is taking a step back from acting for at least one year. During the break, she would primarily focus on her health, and undergo treatment for the autoimmune condition myositis in the US, said a source close to the actor.
Few months back, Samantha decided that she will be taking a break from acting, and was just waiting to wrap up her projects — Kushi with Vijay Deverakonda and the Indian segment of Citadel with Varun Dhawan. When I checked with her a few months back, she told me that she is not signing any projects currently,” the source earlier told Hindustan Times.
Since the past few days, Samantha has offered fans glimpses of Bali, where she was on holiday. Samantha is expected to go to the US shortly to begin her treatment.
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