newly married samantha ruth prabhu nee akkineni is an established and popular actress in the telugu and tamil film industries samantha was recently appointed the ambassador for telangana handlooms by the government of telangana born to a malayali mother and telugu father the youngest of her family was brought up in chennai despite being half malayalai and half telugu samantha has made it clear that she sees herself as a tamilian as that and english is that she grew up speaking a commerce graduate samantha was modelling when she was discovered by director ravi varman in 2008 for his film moscowin kavery but it wasnt till 2010 that she would make her telugu debut with her now husband naga chaitanya in ye maaya chesave she auditioned for the film in 2009 and was selected for the role of jessie right from the start samantha had a lucrative career and was appreciated for her acting prowessthrough the years the star has worked in big budget films with prominent names in the industry but other than her films samantha is equally known for her philanthropic ventures and her ngo pratyusha support which provides medical support to women and children the actress has since its inception donated her earnings from endorsements product launches and inauguration events for the cause check out sizzling pictures of the latest addition to the akkineni family samantha ruth prabhusamantha ruth prabhu in a classy white sari at an eventsamantha ruth prabhu in a classy white sari at an eventsamantha ruth prabhu in a handloom outfit at tweavesamantha ruth prabhu in a handloom outfit at tweavesamantha ruth prabhu in a still from one of her filmssamantha ruth prabhu in a still from one of her filmssamantha ruth prabhu in an adorable pic with her father in law nagarjuna during her mehendisamantha ruth prabhu in an adorable pic with her father in law nagarjuna during her mehendisamantha ruth prabhu looking beautiful at an eventsamantha ruth prabhu looking beautiful at an eventsamantha ruth prabhu looking cute at a photo shootsamantha ruth prabhu looking cute at a photo shootsamantha ruth prabhu looking hot in a throwback picsamantha ruth prabhu looking hot in a throwback pic samantha ruth prabhu looking hot in a throwback picsamantha ruth prabhu looking hot in a throwback picsamantha ruth prabhu looking ott happy during her receptionsamantha ruth prabhu looking ott happy during her receptionsamantha ruth prabhu modelling a lehenga right before her weddingsamantha ruth prabhu modelling a lehenga right before her weddingalso see top 10 telugu songs of 2017