Samantha Ruth Prabhu Biography: Husband, Movies, Age, Height, Net Worth, Religion, Videos, Boyfriend

Publish date: 2024-06-16

Biography

Samantha Ruth Prabhu Akkineni (born April 28, 1987), addressed as Samantha Ruth Prabhu, is a renowned Indian actress and TV personality. She primarily works in the Telugu and Tamil cinema industries. 

Four Filmfare Awards South, six South Indian International Movie Awards, and two Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards are among her many honors. She has established herself as one of Telugu and Tamil cinema’s leading actresses.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu worked part-time as a model while earning a business degree. She was offered film roles, and in Gautham Vasudev Menon’s highly acclaimed Telugu romance flick Ye Maaya Chesave (2010), she won a Filmfare Award and a Nandi Award for Best Debut Actress.

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Full Name:Samantha Ruth Prabhu Akkineni
Stage Name:Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Yasodha
Born:28 April 1987 (age 36 years old)
Place of Birth:Pallavaram, Chennai, India
Nationality:Indian
Height:1.58 m
Parents:Ninette Prabhu, Joseph Prabhu
Siblings:Jonathan Prabhu, David Prabhu
Husband • Spouse:Naga Chaitanya (m. 2017–2021)
Boyfriend • Partner:N/A
Children:N/A
Occupation:Actress • TV Personality
Net Worth:US$10 million

Early Life & Education

Samantha Ruth Prabhu was born on April 28, 1987, in Alappuzha, Kerala, to Joseph Prabhu, a Telugu father, and Ninette Prabhu, a Malayali mother. She was raised as the family’s youngest child in Pallavaram, Tamil Nadu, with two elder brothers: Jonathan Prabhu and David Prabhu.

Despite her cross upbringing, she identifies as a Tamilian. She received her education at Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School and then went to Stella Maris College in Chennai to earn a degree in commerce. 

Samantha Ruth Prabhu began modeling near the end of her undergraduate degree, most notably with Naidu Hall, through which filmmaker Ravi Varman discovered her.

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Personal Life

After participating in the film Ye Maaya Chesave in 2010, Samantha Ruth Prabhu began dating actor Naga Chaitanya. On January 29, 2017, the couple married in a Hyderabad ceremony.

Akkineni, her marital name, was then adopted. She dropped her surname “Akkineni” from her social media handles on July 31, 2021, sparking rumors of her breakup with Naga Chaitanya. They announced their separation and eventual divorce on October 2, 2021.

Career

Samantha Ruth Prabhu debuted in the Telugu film titled Ye Maaya Chesave, directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon (2010). The film, which was also released in Tamil as Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010), generated a lot of buzz before its release owing to Gautham Vasudev Menon‘s debut collaboration with composer A. R. Rahman. 

The actress was cast in the film after a successful audition in mid-August 2009, and she worked on it in India and the United States before its release on February 26, 2010.

After the film’s release, Samantha Ruth Prabhu said that Gautham Vasudev Menon was “pivotal” in shaping her career as an actress, teaching her how to stay genuine and at ease in front of the camera, even if she didn’t have any speech. Samantha Ruth Prabhu played Jessie, a Malayali Saint Thomas Christian girl from Hyderabad who falls in love with a male protagonist.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu‘s performance in the film earned a lot of praise upon its premiere, and the film itself received a lot of praise. She was acclaimed as a “scene-stealer,” and her attractiveness was “alluring.” 

She was named 17th and 34th in the 2019 and 2020 editions of The Times’ Most Desirable Women, respectively. According to a report in The Times of India, Samantha Ruth Prabhu overtook Nayanathara as the second-highest-paid South Indian actress in March 2022.

Net Worth

According to sources, Samantha Ruth Prabhu has an estimated net worth of US$10 million.

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