Samantha Akkineni recently announced her separation from Naga Chaitanya on social media. (image: Instagram)
Samantha Akkineni has come a phenomenal journey from being a model to becoming a household name in the Telugu and Tamil film industries.
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Samantha Akkineni and Naga ChaitanyaThe separation has taken the internet by storm. One of the superstar couple of South India has been in the news in recent times along with many other speculations regarding their marriage. Telugu veteran actor and Naga Chaitanya’s father, Nagarjuna also opened up about the separation, and called it ‘unfortunate’. However, who is Samta Prabhu? Fret not, we are here to tell you!
Born on 28 April 1987, Samantha was the youngest daughter of Prabhu and Ninette. Samantha had mixed roots as her father was Telugu, mother was from Kerala and she herself grew up in Chennai. Despite the mixed cultures, Samantha always cited herself as a Tamilian. An alumnus of Holy Angels Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School and Stella Maris College, Chennai, Samantha became interested in modeling during her graduation days.
It was through this modeling journey that she was noticed by filmmaker Ravi Varman, who cast her in the 2010 release Moscone Kaveri. However, her first film is considered to be Gautham Vasudev Menon’s acclaimed Telugu film titled Ye Maya Chesave, which released earlier. 2010. Naga Chaitanya played the lead role in the Telugu romantic film. Reportedly, the two started dating since then. The film also earned him the first of two prestigious Nandi Awards.
From there, Samantha became a household name in the Telugu and Tamil film industries. Samantha has found critical and commercial success through films such as Dookudu, Eega, Nithen en Ponavasantham, Manam, Aa Aa, Rangasthalam, and more.
Just two years after her debut, Samantha suffered from health issues and was forced to give up on big budget films. Reportedly, she was bedridden for about 15 days after she did not respond well to antibiotics while being treated for an immune disorder. However, she recovered over the years and soon conquered the screens and the mass.
After being in a relationship for more than 7 years, Naga Chaitanya and Samantha decided to make it official in January 2017 when the then couple got engaged in a ceremony in Hyderabad. This was followed by a wedding ceremony as per Hindu rituals on 6 October 2017 and then a Christian wedding in Goa on 7 October 2017.
After her marriage to Naga Chaitanya, the Manam actor changed her name from Samantha Ruth Prabhu to Samantha Akkineni all over the public domain. The couple was one of the power couples of the South Indian film industry and after 4 years of marriage, the couple reportedly started a feud. When Samantha changed her name on social media from Samantha Akkineni to just S.
On October 2, 2021, the rumors turned out to be true, when Samantha took to Instagram and shared a post confirming their separation after 4 years of marriage and an alleged 11-year affair.
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