Samantha Akkineni has become the talk of the nation with her impeccable portrayal as a Tamil Eelam soldier in The Family Man 2 series.

She has been receiving huge accolades from all corners of the industry apart from the general public.

But interestingly, Samantha never wanted to become an actor. Only the circumstances and some needs drove her to become so.

While she was in her 20s, her family faced some financial issues. To overcome those troubles she took a way towards modelling. Through modeleing she got to become an actress without any god father.

She studied in Chennai Stephen Metriculation School and always stood first in the class. She shared her old progress reports also online.

Samanta also runs a boutique with the name Sakki. She took that name taking the first words of her name Samantha Akkineni. She places her exclusive designs also in that boutique.

Samantha also runs a charitable organization named Pratyusha Foundation to support deprived women and children.

She became a gym partner to Naga Chaitanya and eventually became his life partner.