Sameera Reddy

女1982-09-08演员

性别：女

生日：1982-09-08

出生地：Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India

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职业：演员

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Sameera Reddy (born December 14, 1978) is an Indian actress and prominent social media personality who has primarily worked in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu cinema. Born in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, to a Telugu father and a Mangalorean Konkani mother, she completed her education at Sydenham College. Reddy initially gained public attention after appearing in Pankaj Udhas's hit 1997 music video "Aur Aahista". She later made her feature film acting debut opposite Sohail Khan in the Hindi romantic action film *Maine Dil Tujhko Diya* (2002). Reddy quickly gained recognition in Bollywood for her glamorous screen presence and established herself through a string of commercially successful films and multi-starrers. Her notable Hindi film credits include Ram Gopal Varma's anthology *Darna Mana Hai* (2003), Sanjay Gupta's action thriller *Musafir* (2004), the hit comedy *Taxi No. 9211* (2006), and the Abbas-Mustan blockbuster thriller *Race* (2008). She was also part of successful comedies like *De Dana Dan* (2009) and the action thriller *Tezz* (2012). Simultaneously, Reddy forged a highly successful career in South Indian cinema. She achieved massive critical and commercial success with her Tamil debut portraying Meghna in Gautham Vasudev Menon's blockbuster romantic drama *Vaaranam Aayiram* (2008) opposite Suriya. She also delivered notable performances in the psychological thriller *Nadunisi Naaygal* (2011) and the action film *Vettai* (2012). In Telugu cinema, she starred in prominent commercial entertainers such as *Narasimhudu* (2005), *Jai Chiranjeeva* (2005) alongside Chiranjeevi, and *Ashok* (2006) with Jr. NTR. Following her marriage to entrepreneur Akshai Varde in 2014, Reddy took an extended sabbatical from mainstream acting. During this time, she successfully reinvented herself as a highly popular digital content creator and advocate for body positivity. After a decade-long hiatus, Reddy made a prominent acting comeback, shifting her focus toward author-backed and character-driven scripts. She headlined the horror-thriller *Chimni* (2025), breaking away from her earlier glamorous image. She further solidified her return to the big screen starring alongside Sanjay Dutt in the Hindi drama *Aakhri Sawal* (2026). She also appeared in the long-delayed Anees Bazmee thriller *Naam* (2024). Seamlessly balancing her enduring popularity as an influencer with her second innings in cinema, Reddy continues to engage audiences across digital and theatrical platforms.