Samantha Ruth Prabhu was born in India.
== Career ===== Debut, breakthrough and critical acclaim (2010-2012) ===Samantha began her professional film career with Gautham Vasudev Menon's Telugu film, Ye Maaya Chesave (2010)
 Portraying Anasuya Ramalingam, a naive girl trying to escape from her mother's controlling behavior, Samantha received positive reviews for her character portrayal

