11 Facts We Bet You Did Not Know About Samantha Akkineni

Fascinated by fashion throughout her acting journey, Samantha set out to explore fashion with Saaki. Saaki is an online fashion brand, that offers a wide range of contemporary ethnic and fusion wear women’s clothing.

The actress was facing a financial pinch in her early twenties. To get over it, she did many part-time jobs. At a later point of time, she got into modelling. There she was spotted by Ravi Varman, a cinematographer cum director, who introduced her to Cinema industry & that's how she became an actress.

She founded Pratyusha Support to promote health care services in certain areas. The foundation will treat poor kids & women who are ill. Livlife hospitals is partnering with the NGO to carry this mission forward. This quite humane of her for most heroines of this generation are busy setting up hotels & other establishments which churn out money.

Her father is a Telugu guy & her mother is a Malayali. However, the actress considers herself a Tamilian for she was brought up in Chennai. Due to her mixed ethnicity, she can easily be termed as a true South Indian. She has had a difficult time mastering Telugu but she has improved her Telugu diction.

Although some friends call her Sam, her close friends & family call her Yashodha. Back when Siddharth & she were dating, Siddy called her as Yasho. Quite adorable isn't it?

Contrary to the major belief, the actress's performance in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa wasn't her first. Her first performance was in Moscowin Kavery which was directed by Ravi Varman. However, Moscowin released after Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa which made the latter her debut film. Also, Ravi Varmin's casting didn't get her the role in Vinnaithaandi. She clinched the role by auditioning for it.

The actress draws inspiration from Audrey Hepburn, a popular Hollywood actress who is known for her realistic performances. In fact, she is obsessed about her. She candidly confessed that the Hollywood actress influenced her professional life greatly.

Samantha is unquestionably a top league heroine. She put her best foot forward & pitched in a lot of effort to come to this stage. Same was the case when she was a student. She toiled very hard back in the past. And they paid off for she was a topper in her class.

She may be a South Indian but her tastes are quite varied. She likes to grub on Sushi, a Japanese dish which is a boiled mix of raw seafood & veggies. She also likes Dairy Milk. Coming to sweets, she likes Paalakova a lot.

Rhonda Byrne's The Secret is Samantha's favourite book. The book is about law of attraction which hypothesis that the nature compliments one's mood by providing things similar to his mood. For instance, assume that a person is in a positive mood, the nature will provide positive things to compliment the mood. The book has sold over 19 million copies so far.

In the Telugu flick S/O Satyamurthy, Samantha's character suffered from diabetes and craved for candies whenever her blood sugar levels plummeted. Off-screen, Samantha indeed suffered from diabetes in 2013. However, she overcame it. Two years later, she didn't have much trouble portraying the diabetic 'Subbalaxmi' character in that film for she could relate it to her life.

Samantha made her Hindi debut in Ekk Deewana Tha which is the remake of the blockbuster Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. She played a minor but pivotal role in this film. Her role is more or less similar to her role in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. Unfortunately film got a cold reception upon its release and her debut went unnoticed.