'Challenge that I gave myself': Samantha Ruth Prabhu on why she did Oo Antava

Samantha Ruth Prabhus Oo Antava from Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna starrer 2021 film Pushpa The Rise became a smash hit and everyone praised her dance moves in the track She recalled working in it and said that it was a challenge that she gave to herselfWhile speaking at the NDTV World Summit 2025 Samantha said I did Oo Antava to see if I could It was a challenge that I gave myself The Oh Baby actor added that she took the opportunity as I never considered myself sexy and no one was ever going to give me a bold role It was a onetime thingOo Antava is composed by Devi Sri Prasad with lyrics written by Chandrabose It was released in multiple languages and the hook steps performed by Samantha with Allu Arjun became a viral trendDuring the summit the ace star also spoke about being part of The Family Man 2 and playing the role of Raji saying I went searching for this role No one would have given me this role I had played the girlnextdoor roles in the south Raji was completely different from anything I had ever doneThe series is a sequel to The Family Man an edgy actiondrama series which tells the story of a middleclass man Srikant Tiwari portrayed by Bajpayee who works for a special cell of the National Investigation Agency It revolves around Srikants tightrope walk as he struggles to strike a balance between his secretive low paying highpressure highstakes job and being a husband a father and a family manThe series has been created and directed by Raj and DK and the new season will see Bajpayee and JK Talpade reprising their roles along with Priya Mani and Sharad Kelkar The awardwinning Amazon Original Series marks the digital debut of South superstar Samantha AkkineniAt the session titled Authenticity The New Fame she said I dont think authenticity is the final destination it is a work in progress I dont have everything sorted I dont have my life sorted but Im able to speak about it I am not perfect I might make mistakes I might stumble but Im trying to be betterSamantha added Im talking about authenticity with my own journey I cant begin to explain that I know someone elses I can speak it and keep it as real as possible My life anyone who has followed my journey is aware of the personal struggles The separation the illness they have all been very public It has come with a lot of trolling and judgment a lot of judgment for being open and vulnerableCalling herself ambitious she noted that ambition should be attached with purpose I am ambitious but that ambition should be linked to purpose Ambition should not just run wild it should come attached with purpose It is important for youth today to select their mentors very carefully it can dictate their entire life I listened to hours of podcasts and found mentors who changed the trajectory of my lifeOn the work front Samantha is known for working in films such as Dookudu Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Attarintiki Daredi Kaththi Theri Mersal and Rangasthalam She also gained appreciation for her performance in she gained further praise for her performances in Mahanati Oh Baby Super Deluxe and Majili and the thriller series The Family ManThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever