Samantha
Ruth
Prabhu
was
introduced
to
the
film
industry
by
Gautam
Vasudev
Menon
in
his
Vinnaithaandi
Varuvaya/
Ye
Maaya
Chesava.
She
played
the
lead
girl,
opposite
Naga
Chaitanya
in
Telugu.
She
rose
to
stardom
after
a
string
of
successful
projects
in
Tamil
and
Telugu.
She
married
her
long-time
boyfriend
Naga
Chaitanya
in
2017.
But
unfortunately,
they
announced
separation
in
2021.
Post
their
separation
Samantha
was
on
a
signing
spree.
All
her
movies
went
on
to
be
blockbusters.
She
became
a
nationwide
sensation
with
her
role
as
an
LTTE
rebel
leader
in
Family
man
and
her
sensual
dance
number
'Oo
Antava'
from
Allu
Arjun's
Pushpa:
The
Rise.
She
further
signed
a
mythological
film
'Shakuntalam'
directed
by
Gunasekhar.
She
plays
the
titular
role
in
the
movie.
Meanwhile,
her
recent
release
Yashoda
has
gone
to
be
a
hit.
The
Telugu
movie
is
directed
by
the
director
duo
Hari-
Harish.
The
movie
also
has
Varalaxmi
Sarathkumar,
Murali
Sharma,
and
Unni
Mukundan
playing
prominent
roles.
Post
the
success
of
the
movie,
the
actress
took
to
her
social
media
to
thank
the
audience.
Her
note
read,
"Your
appreciation
and
love
for
Yashoda
is
the
greatest
gift
and
support
that
I
could
have
ever
asked
for.
I
am
overwhelmed
with
joy
and
gratitude.
Hearing
your
whistles
and
seeing
the
celebrations
at
the
theaters
is
proof
that
all
the
hard
work
that
the
entire
team
of
Yashoda
put
in
was
all
worth
it!
I
am
on
cloud
nine,"
"And
I
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
thank
everyone,
who
was
involved
with
the
making
of
Yashoda."
She
further
went
on
to
thank
the
director
and
her
co-stars.
"And
I
am
also
so
grateful
to
the
directors,
Hari
and
Harish
with
whom
it
has
been
an
absolute
pleasure
to
work
with."
"To
my
dearest
co-actors
Varalaxmi
Sarathkumar
gaaru,
Unni
Mukundan
gaaru,
and
to
the
rest
of
the
amazing
cast,
it
was
wonderful
collaborating
and
working
with
you
as
well".
Samantha
was
recently
diagnosed
with
from
autoimmune
disease
and
she
said
she
will
overcome
it
soon.
Story first published: Saturday, November 19, 2022, 13:15 [IST]