Samantha Ruth Prabhu

Indian actress

Samantha Ruth Prabhu biography

Samantha Ruth Prabhu is an Indian actress, born on 28 April 1987 in Chennai.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu's screen career began in 2010 with Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, playing Nandini.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu has appeared in 54 films and 5 television or streaming titles across Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema.

The most recent films are Maa Inti Bangaaram (2026), Subham (2025), Kushi (2023).

Honours include Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut , South, Vijay Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress , Tamil.

Coming up next: Rakt Brahmand: The Bloody Kingdom.

Also known as: Samantha, Samantha Prabhu
Born: 28 April 1987 (age 39)
Birthplace: Chennai
Work: Actor, Film director
Film industries: Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema
Awards: Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut , South
Vijay Award for Best Actress
Filmfare Award for Best Actress , Tamil
Filmfare Award for Best Actress , Telugu
Santosham Best Actress Award
CineMAA Awards

54 films and 6 television or streaming titles, newest first.

Year	Title	Role	Where	Notes
2026	Maa Inti Bangaaram	Swarna / Jhansi	Telugu	Also producer
2025	Subham	Maya Matasri	Telugu	Cameo appearance; Also producer
2023	Kushi	Aradhya Rao	Telugu
2023	Shaakuntalam	Shakuntala	Telugu
2022	Yashoda	Yashoda	Telugu
2022	Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal	Khatija Begum	Tamil
2021	Pushpa: The Rise	Dancer	Telugu	Special appearance in the song "Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava"
2020	Jaanu	Janaki Devi "Jaanu"	Telugu
2019	O Baby! Yentha Sakkagunnave		Telugu
2019	Majili	Sravani	Telugu
2019	Super Deluxe	Vaembu	Tamil
2019	Oh! Baby	Savithri / B. Swathi "Baby"	Telugu
2019	Manmadhudu 2	Architecture student	Telugu	Cameo
2018	Mahanati	Madhuravani	Telugu
2018	Rangasthalam	Rama Lakshmi	Telugu
2018	U Turn	Rachana	Tamil Telugu	Bilingual film
2018	Irumbu Thirai	Dr. Rathi Devi	Tamil
2018	Seemaraja	Sudhanthira Selvi (Silambu Selvi)	Tamil
2017	Mersal	Tara	Tamil
2017	Raju Gari Gadhi 2	Amrutha	Telugu
2016	Janatha Garage	Bujji	Telugu
2016	Theri	Mithra Vijaykumar	Tamil
2016	Brahmotsavam	Brahma	Telugu
2016	Assi Nabbe Poorey Sau		Hindi
2016	A Aa - Anasuya Ramalingam Vs Anand Vihari		Telugu

Show all 54 films

Year	Title	Role	Where	Notes
2016	Bangalore Naatkal	Grace Francis	Tamil	Cameo
2016	A Aa	Anasuya Ramalingam	Telugu
2016	24	Sathyabhama "Sathya"	Tamil
2015	Thanga Magan	Yamuna Thamizh	Tamil
2015	S/O Satyamurthy	Sameera / Subbalakshmi	Telugu
2015	10 Endrathukulla	Shakila and Gadgi Moi	Tamil
2014	Anjaan	Jeeva	Tamil
2014	Alludu Seenu	Anjali	Telugu
2014	Kaththi	Ankitha	Tamil
2014	Autonagar Surya	Sirisha	Telugu
2014	Rabhasa	Indu	Telugu
2014	Manam	Krishnaveni and Priya	Telugu
2013	Jabardasth	Shreya	Telugu
2013	Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu	Geetha	Telugu
2013	Ramayya Vasthavayya	Akarsha	Telugu
2013	Attarintiki Daredi	Sashi	Telugu
2012	Ekk Deewana Tha	Samantha	Hindi	Cameo appearance
2012	Neethaane En Ponvasantham	Nithya Vasudevan	Tamil
2012	My heart's gone somewhere		Telugu
2012	Eega	Bindu	Telugu	Bilingual film
2012	Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu	Nithya Yelavarthi	Telugu
2012	Naan Ee	Bindu	Tamil	Bilingual film
2011	Dookudu	Prashanthi	Telugu
2011	Nadunisi Naaygal	Asylum patient	Tamil	Cameo appearance
2010	Ye Maaya Chesave	Jessie Thekekuthu	Telugu	Debut as Lead
2010	Baana Kaathadi	Priya	Tamil
2010	Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa	Nandini	Tamil	Debut
2010	Moscowin Kavery	Kaveri Thangavelu	Tamil
2010	Brindavanam	Indu	Telugu

Year	Title	Role	Where	Notes
	Rakt Brahmand: The Bloody Kingdom	TBA	Netflix	Filming
2026	Celebrity MasterChef	Host	Sony Vizha
2024	Citadel: Honey Bunny	Hanimandakini "Honey" Raj	Amazon Prime Video
2021	The Family Man: Season 2	Rajalekshmi "Raji" Sekharan	Amazon Prime Video	Season 2
2020	Sam Jam	Host	Aha	Talk show
2020	Bigg Boss Season 4	Host	Star Maa	Dusshera special episode