Саманта Рут Прабху

Samantha Ruth Prabhu (born April 28, 1987) is an Indian actress and producer who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema, alongside Hindi streaming productions. She made her feature film acting debut in the romantic drama *Ye Maaya Chesave* (2010), winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South and a Nandi Special Jury Award. In 2012, she won both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil for *Neethaane En Ponvasantham* and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for the fantasy action film *Eega*. Her subsequent film credits include *Dookudu* (2011), *Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu* (2013), *Attarintiki Daredi* (2013), *Kaththi* (2014), *Manam* (2014), *Theri* (2016), *24* (2016), and *Mersal* (2017). For the romantic comedy *A Aa* (2016), she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu. She later appeared in *Rangasthalam* (2018), *Mahanati* (2018), *Oh! Baby* (2019), *Majili* (2019), and *Super Deluxe* (2019). In streaming, she starred in the second season of the series *The Family Man* (2021) and the action drama series *Citadel: Honey Bunny* (2024). Her feature film credits during this period include the mystery thriller *Yashoda* (2022) and the romantic comedy *Kushi* (2023). Through her production banner Tralala Moving Pictures, she produced the feature *Subham* (2025) and starred in *Maa Inti Bangaaram* (2026), alongside joining the series *Rakt Brahmānd: The Bloody Kingdom*.