Samantha Prabhu: Now I’m open to doing projects in all languages

Samantha Prabhu. Pics/Instagram

Though she is a star in her own right in the Telugu and Tamil industry, people across the country woke up to the acting prowess of Samantha Prabhu only recently, thanks to the second season of The Family Man. The actor admits it is heartening to gain pan-India recognition. "Not only fans from north India, but a lot of my friends who haven't watched my films, have thoroughly enjoyed The Family Man 2. These people are watching my performance for the first time. It's every actor's dream to reach out to the masses. I am blessed that it not only happened to me, but also happened [at a time] when theatres were shut," she beams.

A still from The Family Man 2

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Prabhu played Raji, a trained commando of the Sri Lankan Tamil rebels, in the Raj-DK creation. In what is a win for the show's writers and the actor, one can't box her character as the villain in the narrative. "In no scene did I look at my character as a bad guy. I was honest to her trauma and experiences. She was committed to her cause, but was simply on the wrong side of history."

One would assume that she is flooded with Bollywood offers after the series' success. But Prabhu is mindful of how she will chart the way ahead. "Bollywood has given me a big break in the form of a web series. I have always been open to challenging work; now I am open to doing projects in all languages. My agenda has always been to chase good scripts. My decisions are all heart and never pre-empted." So, is shifting base to Mumbai on the cards? "Hyderabad has given me so much. I don't think I can ever leave this city." For now, Prabhu is happy pursuing her multiple interests, from films to her chat show Sam Jam. "It's important to do things you haven't done before. The audience might get bored seeing you play similar roles, and I get bored doing them too," says the actor, who has dived into the shoot of Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal.

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