SAMANTHA AKKINENI is an Indian actress who is a successful actress in both Telugu and Tamil film industries and she also won many awards including four-film fare Awards. Her first movie, Telugu romance movie named as ye maaya chesave. She also won Filmfare Award for best debut Actress Telugu for this movie. Samantha is married to the famous Telugu actor Naga Chaitanya who is her long year boyfriend.
SAMANTHA AKKINENI
SAMANTHA AKKINENI EARLY LIFE
Samantha is born to Telegu’s father Prabhu and a Malayali mother Ninette. Samantha has two elder brothers Jonathan & David. She completed her high school at Holy Angels Anglo Indians Higher Secondary School, Chennai and completed her degree at Stella Marys College, Chennai. Due to her bad family situations, Samantha chose to model at her young age which helped her to find a place in the cinema industry.
SAMANTHA AKKINENI BIOGRAPHY
| NAME | SAMANTHA AKKINENI |
| NICKNAME | SAMANTHA |
| PROFESSION | ACTRESS |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 28 APRIL 1987 |
| AGE | 33 |
| FATHER | PRABHU |
| MOTHER | NINETTE |
| SIBLINGS | 2 ELDER BROTHERS
(JONATHAN) (DAVID) |
| ZODIAC SIGN | TAURUS |
| EYE COLOUR | HAZEL BROWN |
| HAIR COLOUR | BLACK |
| HEIGHT | 165CM |
| WEIGHT | 53KG |
| MOTHER LANGUAGE | TAMIL |
| MARITAL STATUS | MARRIED |
| HUSBAND | NAGA CHAITANYA (TELUGU ACTOR) |
| KNOWN FOR | INDIAN ACTRESS |
| HOME TOWN | CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU |
| BIRTHPLACE | TAMIL NADU |
| SCHOOL | HOLY ANGELS ANGLO INDIANS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHENNAI |
| COLLEGE | STELLA MARYS COLLEGE, CHENNAI |
| NATIONALITY | INDIAN |
SAMANTHA AKKINENI FILM CAREER
Samantha’s film career started with Telugu film, ye maaya chesave (2010) by Gautham Menon. The film was also made in Tamil as Vinnaithaandi varuvaaya (2010) and she won the Film fare award for Best debut actress in Telugu. In the same year, she acted in Eega (2012) which is also an industrial hit in both Tamil (as Naan Ee) and Telugu. Her later movies like Dookudu, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, Attarintiki Daredi, and Rangasthalam which is also a hit. She had continuous hit movies in her career with actor Vijay like Theri (2016), Mersal (2017), and Kathti (2014). In 2018, her movie Rangasthalam which went on to become the all-time Telugu Blockbuster. The Tamil film Irumbu Thirai and the Telugu film Mahanati were also successful at the box-office and both had a run of 100 days. Her performances in Rangasthalam and Mahanati were liked by all audiences. Her recent movie “Jaanu”is a remake of the Tamil movie “96” which is also a commercially hit movie in Tollywood.
SAMANTHA AKKINENI MOVIES
| Year | Title | Language |
| 2010 | Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa | Tamil |
| 2010 | Ye Maaya Chesave | Telugu |
| 2010 | Baana Kaathadi | Tamil |
| 2010 | Moscowin Kavery | Tamil |
| 2010 | Brindavanam | Telugu |
| 2011 | Nadunisi Naaygal | Tamil |
| 2011 | Dookudu | Telugu |
| 2012 | Ekk Deewana Tha | Hindi |
| 2012 | Eega | Telugu |
| 2012 | Naan Ee | Tamil |
| 2012 | Neethaane En Ponvasantham | Tamil |
| 2012 | Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu | Telugu |
| 2013 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Telugu |
| 2013 | Jabardasth | Telugu |
| 2013 | Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru | Tamil |
| 2013 | Attarintiki Daredi | Telugu |
| 2013 | Ramayya Vasthavayya | Telugu |
| 2014 | Manam | Telugu |
| 2014 | Autonagar Surya | Telugu |
| 2014 | Alludu Seenu | Telugu |
| 2014 | Anjaan | Tamil |
| 2014 | Rabhasa | Telugu |
| 2014 | Kaththi | Telugu |
| 2015 | S/O Satyamurthy | Tamil |
| 2015 | 10 Endrathukulla | Tamil |
| 2015 | Thanga Magan | Tamil |
| 2016 | Bangalore Naatkal | Tamil |
| 2016 | Theri | Tamil |
| 2016 | 24 | Tamil |
| 2016 | Brahmotsavam | Telugu |
| 2016 | A Aa | Telugu |
| 2016 | Janatha Garage | Telugu |
| 2017 | Raju Gari Gadhi 2 | Telugu |
| 2017 | Mersal | Tamil |
| 2018 | Rangasthalam | Telugu |
| 2018 | Mahanati | Telugu |
| 2018 | Irumbu Thirai | Tamil |
| 2018 | Seemaraja | Tamil |
| 2018 | U Turn | Tamil, Telugu |
| 2019 | Super Deluxe | Tamil, Telugu |
| 2019 | Majili | Telugu |
| 2019 | Oh! Baby | Telugu |
| 2020 | Jaanu | Telugu |
SAMANTHA AKKINENI AWARDS
| Year | Award | Category | Film |
| 2011 | Flimfare Awards South | Best Female Debut | Ye maaya chesave |
| 2013 | Flimfare Awards South | Best Actress | Eega |
| 2013 | Flimfare Awards South | Best Actress | Neethane en ponvasantham |
| 2017 | Flimfare Awards South | Best Actress | AAa |
| 2015 | International Indian Flim Academy Awards | Best Actress | AAa |
| 2012 | Ananda Vikatan Awards | Best Actress | Neethane En Ponvasantham |
| 2013 | Nandi Award | Special Jury Award | Ye maaya chesave |
| 2015 | Nandi Award | Best Actress | Yeto vellipoyindhi manasu |
| 2011 | CineMAA Award | Best Female Debut | Ye maaya chesave |
| 2013 | CineMAA Award | Best Actress | Eega |
| 2015 | CineMAA Award | Best Actress | Manam |
| 2014 | TSR-TV9 Flim Awards | Best Actress | Attarintiki Darendi |
| 2013 | Santosham Flim Awards | Best Actress | Eega |
| 2017 | Santosham Flim Awards | Best Actress | AAa |
| 2014 | South Indian International Movies Awards | Best Actress (Telugu) | Attarintiki Daredi |
| 2015 | South Indian International Movies Awards | Best Actress (Critics) | Manam |
| 2016 | South Indian International Movies Awards | Youth Icon of South | S/O Satyamurthy |
| 2019 | South Indian International Movies Awards | Best Actress (Critics) | Rangasthalam |
SAMANTHA AKKINENI FAVOURITES
| Favourite Food | Sweet Pongal, Palkova, Sushi, Dairy Milk Chocolate |
| Favourite Actors | Suriya, Rajinikanth, Dhanush |
| Favourite Actress | Audrey Hepburn |
| Favourite Directors | Mani Ratnam, Woody Allen |
| Favourite Book | The Secret By Rhonda Byrne |
| Favourite Destination | London |