Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Samantha | |
|---|---|
| Born | Samantha Ruth Prabhu Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Other names | Yasodha and jessie |
| Education | graduation in commerce |
| Occupation(s) | Model, actress |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Samantha Ruth Prabhu is an Indian film actress and model who appears in Telugu and Tamil films. Born to Anglo-Indian Malayali and Anglo-Indian Telugu parents, Samantha was brought up in Tamil Nadu and pursued a career in modeling during her late teens. Despite signing up to Ravi Varman's Moscowin Kavery in 2007, her first release happened to be the critically acclaimed 2010 Telugu romance film, Ye Maaya Chesave, directed by Gautham Menon.
Early life and family
Born on April 28, 1987 to a Malayali mother and a Telugu father, Samantha was brought up 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.[1] She was brought up speaking Tamil and English at home.[2][3] As a part of her education, Samantha completed her schooling from Holy Angels Anglo-India High School, T.Nagar and a degree in commerce at Stella Maris College, Chennai.[2]
Career
Despite signing up for three Tamil films in quick succession, Samantha's first release was Indira Productions' Gautham Menon directed romance film, Ye Maaya Chesave. The film, a simultaneous remake of the Tamil film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, created much anticipation prior to release, primarily due to the first-time-collaboration between Menon and composer A. R. Rahman.[4] The actress was signed up for the project in mid August 2009 and completed schedules across India and the United States for the film which released in February 2010.[5] The film portrays Samantha as the lead character of Jessie, which was also the working title of the film; a Malayali Christian girl living in Hyderabad, whom the male protagonist, played by Naga Chaitanya falls in love with. Upon release, Samantha received very positive reviews for her portrayal, with the film also garnering much critical acclaim.[6] Critics at Sify claimed that Samantha was the "scene-stealer" and her beauty "is alluring" adding that "she was the girl to watch out for".[6] Jeevi, from the Idlebrain reviews site, cited that "Samantha’s debut is one of the best heroine debuts in Telugu cinema" and that her "minute expressions she gave spoke volumes about her", whilst labelling the film as a "classic". Samantha, alongside her co-star, Naga Chaitanya, also appeared in a guest appearance in the Tamil version of the film.[7] Both films emerged as grand successes whilst becoming trendsetters in Tamil and Telugu respectively, propelling Samantha to sign bigger projects.[8] She followed up her collaborations with Gautham Menon and A. R. Rahman by appearing in the music video for the World Classical Tamil Conference 2010 promotional song, Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyaam, which Menon directed and Rahman composed.
Samantha's next release was the Sathya Jyothi-produced romantic drama, Baana Kaathadi, opposite Adharvaa, which was actually the third Tamil film signed by her, but released first due to the delay of the other two projects.[9][10] Following agreeing terms in early 2009, the film continued shoot for a year and after several postponements finally released in August 2010 to positive responses.[10][11] In the film, Samantha plays a student of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), the first such role in Tamil cinema.[12] Her next release, was Ravi Varman's Moscowin Kavery, initially her very first acting assignment, which began in August 2007, with Samantha, then briefly known as Yasodha, joining the team later in the year.[13] The film introduced a host of new actors, with music carried out by Thaman, then making his debut in music composing. In an interview, much prior to release in 2008, Ravi Varman mentioned that he had decided that Samantha would be the lead actress for his film within three minutes after viewing one of her commercial assignments.[14] In the interview, he went on to describe her as an actress with "intelligence" and "potential", whilst drawing comparisons with noted actress, Revathi.[14] However, due to Ravi Varman's date conflicts with his projects as a cinematographer, the film languished in development hell, eventually releasing in August 2010.[15] The film gained unanimously poor reviews from critics,[16] however Samantha's performance was labelled as one of the sole highlights that the film offered.[17] Samantha, during the making of the last three releases, had also signed up for the Narain starrer, Pookada Ravi in August 2008 to play the lead role of a modern girl.[18] Despite the film, continuing schedules at regular intervals, the film was stalled throughout 2009 and is unlikely to be released.[19]
Samantha went onto feature in Vamsi Paidipally's Brindaavanam in which she had a supporting role alongside NTR Jr and Kajal Aggarwal.[20] Her role of Indu was well received despite being shorter in screen time than her previous roles and the film became her second successful Telugu film.[21] She is currently filming for Dookudu with Mahesh Babu and S. S. Rajamouli's live action project Eega.[22]
Recently she has signed a new film which will be directed by Latest Sensation Nandini Reddy who shot to fame with Ala Modalaindi. She is making her next movie with Samantha and Siddharth in the lead. [23]
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Ye Maaya Chesave | Jessie Thekekuttu | Telugu | |
| Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Nandhini | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| Baana Kaathadi | Priya | Tamil | ||
| Moscowin Kavery | Kaveri Thangavelu | Tamil | ||
| Brindaavanam | Indu | |||
| 2011 | Nadunissi Naaygal | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| Dookudu | Telugu | Filming | ||
| Eega | Telugu | Pre-production | ||
| Untitled V. V. Vinayak Project | Telugu | Pre-production |
References
- ^ Shankar, Settu (2008). "Samantha Christens herself Yashodha!". OneIndia. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ a b Chowdury, Sunita Y (2010). "Poised on the edge". The Hindu. India. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
- ^ Prakash, B (2010-03-07). "It wasn't a liplock really: Samantha". Times of India. India. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Moviebuzz (2010). "Audio released, confirms release on Feb 19!". Sify. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
- ^ TNN (2009-09-24). "Big break for Samantha". Times of India. India. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b Moviebuzz (2010). "Ye Maaya Chesave". Sify. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ Jeevi (2010). "Ye Maya Chesave". Idlebrain. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
- ^ Warrier, Shobha (2010). "Meet Yeh Maya Chesave's Jessie". Rediff. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
- ^ "'Baana Kaathadi' getting ready to fly". Indiaglitz. 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
- ^ a b Ashok Kumar, S. R. (2010). "My First Break: Samantha". The Hindu. India. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "Friday Fury- August 6". Sify. 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (2009-03-27). "Another scorcher". The Hindu. India. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Ravi Varman directs an Oscar Films production". Cinesouth. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
- ^ a b "Ravi Varman Interview". Behindwoods. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
- ^ "Aascar's back-to-back releases". Behindwoods. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ^ Moviebuzz (2010). "Movie Review: Moscowin Kaveri". Sify. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (2010). "Moscowin Kaveri is beautiful nonsense". Rediff. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ Moviebuzz (2008). "Samantha is Narain's heroine!". Sify. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ^ Prasad, G. (2009-02-15). "Image booster for Narain". The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Samantha in NTR's Brindavanam". Times of India. India. 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ "NTR's Brindavanam creates waves at box-office". OneIndia.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ Pillai, Sreedhar (2010-04-16). "Samantha's walk in the clouds". Times of India. India. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Siddharth and Samantha in Nandini Reddy's direction". Cinema.currentweek.net. Retrieved 01 March 2011.
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