Born April 28, 1987 India
Other name(s) Yasodha
pet Name: Sam,Jessie
Occupation Model,actress
Started Modelling in 2007
Education : Bachleor of Commerce
College : Stella Maris College, Chennai.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu (born 28 April 1987) is an Indian film actress and model,
who mainly works in Tamil and Telugu film
industries. Samantha was brought up in Chennai and pursued a career in modeling during
her late teens. Despite signing up to Ravi Varman's Moscowin Kavery in 2007, her first release
was the critically acclaimed 2010 Telugu romance film, Ye Maaya Chesave directed by Gautham Menon. She has then appeared in
critically acclaimed and commercially successful Telugu films like Brindavanam,
Dookudu, Eega,
Yeto Vellipoyindhi
Manasu and Seethamma
Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu establishing herself as a leading
contemporary actress in Telugu cinema.
In 2013, Samantha became the second
actress to win both the Filmfare
Award for Best Tamil Actress and the Filmfare
Award for Best Telugu Actress in the same year, for films Neethaane En
Ponvasantham and Eega, respectively.
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 becoming fluent in Tamil language.Despite her mixed regional background,
Samantha has cited that she sees herself as a Tamilan, as she was brought up speaking Tamil and
English at home As part of her
education, Samantha completed her schooling from St.Stephens Matriculation
school, Pallavaram, Chennai and did her Higher secondary in Holy Angels
Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, T.Nagar. She graduated with a commerce degree from Stella Maris
College, Chennai.