Happy Birthday Samantha Ruth Prabhu: 10 priceless pictures of her from modelling days to early career

Samantha Ruth Prabhu birthday: From being a straight-A student to trying her hand at modelling and becoming a superstar, the actor has come a long way.

Published on: Apr 28, 2024 8:47 AM IST

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Actor and entrepreneur Samantha Ruth Prabhu turns 37 on April 28. Here’s looking back at her old pictures. (X)

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Samantha, who has often shared in interviews about her academic excellence as a straight-A student, never anticipated her unexpected journey into the world of acting. (X)

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She would take up odd jobs through school and career to make ends meet due to the financial situation at her home.  (X)

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Samantha once revealed that she received ₹500 for being a hostess at a conference for an eight-hour shift when she was in class 10 or 11.  (X)

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Even as she dabbled in modelling early in her career while still in college, the actor often admits that the focus was always on academics. (X)

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However, she gave up her dream of going to Australia for further studies due to situations at home and took up modelling full-time before making her foray into films.

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Destiny had other things in store for her because she was soon discovered by director-cinematographer Ravi Varman.  (X)

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The director offered her a role in Moscowin Kavery with Rahul Ravindran, though that was not the film she would debut with. (X)

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She debuted in 2010 with Gautham Vasudev Menon’s Ye Maaya Chesave, where she met her ex-husband Naga Chaitanya and there was no looking back. (X)

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While she excelled at playing the cute girl-next-door, she also broke stereotypes in work like Rangasthalam, Super Deluxe, The Family Man 2 and Yashoda. (X)