Samantha Ruth Prabhu says her family, friends were against her doing Oo Antava item song

Samantha Ruth Prabhu recently recalled time when she first got offer to perform item song Oo Antava in movie Pushpa. actress revealed she was in middle of her divorce proceedings with her ex-husband Naga Chaitanya. Samantha added that her close friends and family advised her against it and told her to just “sit at home”. 

In conversation with Miss Malini, Samantha said, "When I was offered ‘Oo Antava’, it was in middle of separation [from Naga]. After anuncement came, every well-wisher and every family member was like ‘You will sit at home, you will t do an item song just when you have anunced separation’. Even my friends, who always encourd me to challenge myself, told me, ‘Do t do an item song’. But I was like, ‘Ok, I am doing it.'"

Samantha on her divorce 

Family Man 2 star furr stated, she didn’t want to hide. Samantha admitted she received abuse and harassment after divorce news broke like she committed a crime. actress also talked about her marri and how she did everything she could to save it but it still didn’t work out. 

On work front, Samantha is currently gearing up for her upcoming movie Shaakuntalam and it will be released on April 14, 2023. Filmmaker Gunasekhar directed film and this mythological drama will feature Dev Mohan alongside actress. It will be released in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, and Kannada. 

Samantha's work front 

She will also star in Kushi and will share screen with Vijay Deverakonda. Directed and written by Shiva Nirvana film will hit screens on September 1, this year. actress is currently shooting with Varun Dhawan for Indian version of series Citadel. Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, generally kwn as Raj and DK, are series' directors. This is her second collaboration with filmmakers after Family Man's second season.