Friday marks the anniversary of Tollywood star Samantha Akkineni’s 11 years in the film industry. Commemorating the occasion, she shared a video in which she thanked director Gautham Vasudev Menon and her fans for their support. “#11yearanniversary Thankyou @menongautham for seeing something in me bowing deeply..something that I really didn’t see in myself.. Thankyou @ManjulaOfficial and Thankyou @chay_akkineni. and Thankyou to all of you reading this .. you have made me the happiest woman in the world (sic),” Samantha’s tweet read.
Samantha started her acting career with her performance in the Gautham Menon directorial Ye Maaya Chesave, which garnered praise from fans and critics. She also met her husband Naga Chaitanya on the sets of this critically acclaimed Telugu movie. Ye Maaya Chesave was also shot in Tamil as Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya and starred actors Silambarasan and Trisha in the lead roles. The Tamil film too featured Samantha in a key role.
In the video, Samantha expresses how special her acting journey has been to her. “Cinema – is first love, no? It won’t wash away so easily. Happy anniversary to me and happy anniversary to all of you, who have joined me on this journey. I couldn’t have done it without you. I feel there are more memories to be made. Thank you so much. This has been really special,” she says in the video.
#11yearanniversary Thankyou @menongautham for seeing something in me♀️..something that I really didn’t see in myself.. Thankyou @ManjulaOfficial and Thankyou @chay_akkineni ❤️.. and Thankyou to all of you reading this .. you have made me the happiest woman in the world pic.twitter.com/33mhB49IcL
— Samantha Akkineni (@Samanthaprabhu2) February 26, 2021
Samantha is working on many upcoming projects such as the Vignesh Shivan directorial Kaathu Vaakula Ren