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{{short description|Former Indian actress}}
{{short description|Former Indian actress (born 1978)}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Sameera Reddy
| name              = Sameera
| image              = Sameera_Reddy_attends_Reebok_Fit_to_Fight_event_(11)_(cropped).jpg
| image              = Sameera_Reddy_attends_Reebok_Fit_to_Fight_event_(11)_(cropped).jpg
| caption            = Reddy in 2017
| caption            = Sameera in 2017
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Bombay]]<!--Do not change it to Mumbai, it was known as Bombay until 1995-->, [[Maharashtra]], India
| birth_place        = [[Bombay]]<!--Do not change it to Mumbai, it was known as Bombay until 1995-->, [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| height            = 170 cm
| height            = 170 cm
| years active       = 2002–2013
| years active       = 2002–2013, 2024
| spouse            = {{marriage|Akshai Varde|2014}}
| spouse            = {{marriage|Akshai Varde|2014}}
| children          = 2
| children          = 2
| relatives          = [[Sushama Reddy]] (sister)
| relatives          = [[Sushama Reddy]] (sister)<br>
[[Meghna Reddy]] (sister)
| alma_mater        = [[Sydenham College]]
| alma_mater        = [[Sydenham College]]
| occupation        = Actress
| occupation        = Actress
}}
}}


'''Sameera Reddy''' (born 14 December 1978) is a Indian retired actress who primarily worked in [[Hindi]] films, in addition to [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] language films. Reddy made her film debut with the 2002 film ''[[Maine Dil Tujhko Diya]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sameera Reddy Reveals A Secret About Her Casting In Pankaj Udhas' 1998 Song Aur Ahista |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sameera-reddy-reveals-a-secret-about-her-casting-in-pankaj-udhas-1998-song-aur-ahista-2028477 |website=NDTV.com |access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> She is best known for starring in films such as ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' (2003), ''[[Musafir (2004 film)|Musafir]]'' (2004), ''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]'' (2005), ''[[Taxi Number 9211]]'' (2006), ''[[Ashok (film)|Ashok]]'' (2006), ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' (2008), ''[[Varanam Aayiram]]'' (2008), ''[[De Dana Dan]]'' (2009), ''[[Aakrosh (2010 film)|Aakrosh]]'' (2010), ''[[Vettai]]'' (2012) and ''[[Tezz]]'' (2012).
'''Sameera''' (born 14 December 1978) is a former Indian actress who primarily worked in [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] language films. She made her film debut with the 2002 film ''[[Maine Dil Tujhko Diya]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sameera Reddy Reveals A Secret About Her Casting In Pankaj Udhas' 1998 Song Aur Ahista |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/sameera-reddy-reveals-a-secret-about-her-casting-in-pankaj-udhas-1998-song-aur-ahista-2028477 |website=NDTV.com |date=25 April 2019 |access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref> Sameera is best known for starring in films such as ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' (2003), ''[[Musafir (2004 film)|Musafir]]'' (2004), ''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]'' (2005), ''[[Taxi No. 9211]]'' (2006), ''[[Ashok (film)|Ashok]]'' (2006), ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' (2008), ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]'' (2008), ''[[De Dana Dan]]'' (2009), ''[[Aakrosh (2010 film)|Aakrosh]]'' (2010), ''[[Nadunisi Naaygal]]'' (2011), ''[[Vettai]]'' (2012) and ''[[Tezz]]'' (2012).


==Early life==
==Early life==
Sameera Reddy was born on 14 December 1978 in [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), [[Maharashtra]]<ref name="nt">{{cite web |title=Watch: Sameera Reddy is turning 42 and her message for women is inspiring |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-sameera-reddy-turning-42-and-her-message-women-inspiring-139351 |website=The News Minute |date=10 December 2020}}</ref> to a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] father and a [[Mangalorean]] [[Konkani people|Konkani]] mother.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spicing it up |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/spicing-it-up/139598}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=56&contentid=2008121420081214032540301b6f3cc21&sectxslt=&pageno=2 |title=Reddy-made memories, Lifestyle&nbsp;— Leisure&nbsp;— Pune Mirror, Pune Mirror |publisher=Punemirror.in |access-date=16 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319023401/http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=56&contentid=2008121420081214032540301b6f3cc21&sectxslt=&pageno=2 |archive-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref> Her mother Nakshatra,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/smd/2002/sep/31427.htm |title=Haute and spicy |publisher=[[MiD DAY]] |date=15 September 2002 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> referred to as Niki by her daughters and the media, was a [[microbiologist]] and worked with an [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051210/asp/weekend/story_5561787.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203214047/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051210/asp/weekend/story_5561787.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2013 |title=The Telegraph&nbsp;— Calcutta : Weekend |work=The Telegraph (India) |date=10 December 2005 |access-date=16 September 2011 |location=Calcutta, India |first=Arundhati |last=Basu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/smd/2002/sep/31427.htmhttp://www.mid-day.com/yourlife/2006/feb/131073.htm |title=Girl interrupted |publisher=[[MiD DAY]] |date=17 February 2006 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> She has two siblings, Meghna Reddy, a former [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]] and [[supermodel]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/sari-and-catsuit.html |title=Mumbai (Bombay), India, Sari and Catsuit, 1999, Photo of the Day, Picture, Photography, Wallpapers|work=National Geographic |date=25 June 2001 |access-date=16 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324091034/http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/sari-and-catsuit.html |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref> and [[Sushama Reddy]], a Bollywood actress and model,<ref>{{cite news |author=Barkha MathurBarkha Mathur, TNN |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Why-star-siblings-dont-make-it-big/articleshow/2766766.cms |title=Why star siblings don't make it big&nbsp;— The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com[[Times of India]] |date=9 February 2008 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> both elder to her.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/03/11/stories/2010031151800300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110141309/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/03/11/stories/2010031151800300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2012 |title=Metro Plus Kochi / Cinema : Reddy reckoner |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 March 2010 |access-date=16 September 2011 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> She did her schooling at [[Bombay Scottish School]] in [[Mahim]], [[Mumbai]] and graduated from [[Sydenham College]].
Sameera was born on 14 December 1978 in [[Mumbai|Bombay]] (present day [[Mumbai]]), [[Maharashtra]]<ref name="nt">{{cite web |title=Watch: Sameera Reddy is turning 42 and her message for women is inspiring |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-sameera-reddy-turning-42-and-her-message-women-inspiring-139351 |website=The News Minute |date=10 December 2020}}</ref> to a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] father and a [[Mangalorean]] [[Konkani people|Konkani]] mother.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spicing it up |date=21 October 2011 |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/spicing-it-up/139598}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=56&contentid=2008121420081214032540301b6f3cc21&sectxslt=&pageno=2 |title=Reddy-made memories, Lifestyle&nbsp;— Leisure&nbsp;— Pune Mirror, Pune Mirror |publisher=Punemirror.in |access-date=16 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319023401/http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=56&contentid=2008121420081214032540301b6f3cc21&sectxslt=&pageno=2 |archive-date=19 March 2012}}</ref> Her mother Nakshatra,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/smd/2002/sep/31427.htm |title=Haute and spicy |publisher=[[MiD DAY]] |date=15 September 2002 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> referred to as Niki by her daughters and the media, was a [[microbiologist]] and worked with an [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051210/asp/weekend/story_5561787.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203214047/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1051210/asp/weekend/story_5561787.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2013 |title=The Telegraph&nbsp;— Calcutta : Weekend |work=The Telegraph (India) |date=10 December 2005 |access-date=16 September 2011 |location=Calcutta, India |first=Arundhati |last=Basu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/smd/2002/sep/31427.htmhttp://www.mid-day.com/yourlife/2006/feb/131073.htm |title=Girl interrupted |publisher=[[MiD DAY]] |date=17 February 2006 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> She has two older sisters, Meghna, a former [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]] and [[supermodel]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/sari-and-catsuit.html |title=Mumbai (Bombay), India, Sari and Catsuit, 1999, Photo of the Day, Picture, Photography, Wallpapers |work=National Geographic |date=25 June 2001 |access-date=16 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324091034/http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/sari-and-catsuit.html |archive-date=24 March 2012}}</ref> and Sushama, a Bollywood actress and model.<ref>{{cite news |author=Barkha MathurBarkha Mathur, TNN |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Why-star-siblings-dont-make-it-big/articleshow/2766766.cms |title=Why star siblings don't make it big&nbsp;— The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com[[Times of India]] |date=9 February 2008 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/03/11/stories/2010031151800300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110141309/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/03/11/stories/2010031151800300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 November 2012 |title=Metro Plus Kochi / Cinema : Reddy reckoner |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 March 2010 |access-date=16 September 2011 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> She attended the [[Bombay Scottish School, Mahim|Bombay Scottish School]] in Mumbai and graduated from [[Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics|Sydenham College]].{{cn|date=February 2026}}


Reddy described herself as a "[[tomboy]]" and "the ugly duckling in the family", while citing: "I was plump, had glasses and my glam quotient was rather low till I was 19."<ref name=autogenerated2 />
Sameera described herself as a "[[tomboy]]" and "the ugly duckling in the family", while citing: "I was plump, had glasses and my glam quotient was rather low till I was 19."<ref name=autogenerated2 />


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Actress Sameera Reddy.jpg|thumb|Reddy in 2015]]
[[File:Actress Sameera Reddy.jpg|thumb|Reddy in 2015]]
Reddy first appeared in [[ghazal]] singer [[Pankaj Udhas]]'s "Aur Aahista" music video in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-love-the-bombshell-tag-sameera-reddy_1353590 |title=I love the bombshell tag: Sameera Reddy&nbsp;— Entertainment&nbsp;— DNA |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=28 February 2010 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> She was meant to make her debut as an actress in [[Saravana Subbiah]]'s Tamil film ''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]'', during the early 2000s, but eventually did not feature.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tamilmovies.com/cgi-bin/news/archives.cgi?category=1&view=11-00 |title=Tamil Movies Online ::::: News |access-date=24 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011030150/http://tamilmovies.com/cgi-bin/news/archives.cgi?category=1&view=11-00 |archive-date=11 October 2008 }}</ref> She caught the attention of Bollywood and was cast in a pivotal role in the 2002 Hindi film ''[[Maine Dil Tujhko Diya]]''. In 2004, she appeared in ''[[Musafir (2004 film)|Musafir]]'', opposite [[Anil Kapoor]], [[Aditya Pancholi]] and [[Koena Mitra]].
Sameera first appeared in [[ghazal]] singer [[Pankaj Udhas]]'s "''Aur Aahista''" music video in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_i-love-the-bombshell-tag-sameera-reddy_1353590 |title=I love the bombshell tag: Sameera Reddy&nbsp;— Entertainment&nbsp;— DNA |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |date=28 February 2010 |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> She was meant to make her debut as an actress in [[Saravana Subbiah]]'s Tamil film ''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]'', during the early 2000s, but eventually did not feature.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tamilmovies.com/cgi-bin/news/archives.cgi?category=1&view=11-00 |title=Tamil Movies Online ::::: News |access-date=24 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011030150/http://tamilmovies.com/cgi-bin/news/archives.cgi?category=1&view=11-00 |archive-date=11 October 2008}}</ref> She made her screen debut in the 2002 Hindi film ''[[Maine Dil Tujhko Diya]]'' opposite [[Sohail Khan]]. It was a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/dec/22sohail.htm|title=Sohail Khan debuts as director-producer|website=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=11 January 2024|archive-date=20 April 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050420015753/http://rediff.com/movies/2000/dec/22sohail.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Film critic [[Taran Adarsh]] noted, "Sameera is plain mediocre. She needs to polish her acting skills, work on her facial expressions and improve diction."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/maine-dil-tujhko-diya/critic-review/maine-dil-tujhko-diya-movie-review/ |title=Maine Dil Tujhko Diya Review by Taran Adarsh |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |date=23 August 2002 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=3 July 2023 |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525225955/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/maine-dil-tujhko-diya/critic-review/maine-dil-tujhko-diya-movie-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Reddy had a huge fan base in south India after her debut in [[Varanam Aayiram]].
Following her debut, Sameera earned recognition with her performance in the films: ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' (2003), ''[[Musafir (2004 film)|Musafir]]'' (2004), ''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]'' (2005), ''[[Taxi No. 9211]]'' (2006), ''[[Ashok (film)|Ashok]]'' (2006), ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' (2008), ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]'' (2008), ''[[De Dana Dan]]'' (2009), ''[[Aakrosh (2010 film)|Aakrosh]]'' (2010), ''[[Nadunisi Naaygal]]'' (2011), ''[[Vettai]]'' (2012) and ''[[Tezz]]'' (2012). In 2013, Sameera appeared in the [[Kannada]] film ''[[Varadhanayaka]]'' opposite [[Sudeepa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-varadanayaka-is-for-action-lovers/20130125.htm|title=Review: Varadanayaka is for action lovers|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=25 January 2013|archive-date=31 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131064421/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-varadanayaka-is-for-action-lovers/20130125.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was a box office success and following this Reddy took a break from acting.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sudeep ruled box-office in 2013|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sudeep-ruled-box-office-in-2013/articleshow/27580381.cms|access-date=2022-04-13|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|archive-date=15 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415163652/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/sudeep-ruled-box-office-in-2013/articleshow/27580381.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, her long delayed film ''[[Naam (2024 film)|Naam]]'' was released, where she appeared opposite [[Ajay Devgn]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Naam' trailer: Ajay Devgn's action-packed thriller unveiled |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/bollywood/naam-trailer-ajay-devgns-action-packed-thriller-unveiled-1503362442.html |access-date=23 December 2024 |work=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |date=8 November 2024}}</ref>


Reddy is also the first Indian actress to have her own video game, Sameera the Street Fighter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ahead of her game |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/ahead-of-her-game/cid/1543825 |website=The Telegraph (India) |language=en |access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref>  
In ''Taxi No. 9211'', she played a businessman's lover opposite [[John Abraham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/feb/15milan.htm|title=Taxi 9 2 11: Surprise of the year?|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=15 February 2006|archive-date=16 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516144700/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/feb/15milan.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> It was a box office success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2006.htm|title=Box Office Results 2006|accessdate=1 March 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070304134252/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2006.htm|archivedate=4 March 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> In ''Race'', she played a [[police]] officer's assistant alongside [[Anil Kapoor]]. The film emerged as the [[List of Hindi films of 2008|fifth-highest-grossing Hindi film of 2008]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Earners 2008 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=215 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721233004/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=215 |archive-date=21 July 2012 |access-date=24 July 2010 |work=Box Office India}}</ref> Taran Adarsh noted, "Sameera excels as the dumb girl. It's a tough job and she does well."<ref>{{cite web |author=Taran Adarsh |title=Race Movie Review By Taran Adarsh |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/13399/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122010253/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/13399/index.html |archive-date=22 January 2008 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref> Reddy earned acclaim for her playing a college topper in ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]'' opposite [[Suriya]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Iyer |first=Aruna V. |date=2011-08-05 |title=Love for the shots |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/love-for-the-shots/article2325215.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627174825/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/love-for-the-shots/article2325215.ece |archive-date=27 June 2021 |access-date=2021-06-27 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref> The film was [[List of Tamil films of 2008|one of the highest grossing Tamil film of 2008]] and got her recognition in South India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Great expectations |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2008/nov/27/great-expectations-2720.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008113125/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2008/nov/27/great-expectations-2720.html |archive-date=8 October 2021 |access-date=2021-10-07 |website=The New Indian Express|date=14 May 2012 }}</ref> Pavithra Srinivasan noted, "Sameera is full of life and creates a pang in your heart."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=14 November 2008 |title=Review: Vaaranam Aayiram |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/14its-surya-all-the-way.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619035227/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/14its-surya-all-the-way.htm |archive-date=19 June 2011 |access-date=7 May 2012 |work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' stated she brings an "uninhibited joie" to her role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vaaranam Aayiram |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/vaaranam-aayiram-review-tamil-14798041.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322015440/http://www.sify.com/movies/vaaranam-aayiram-review-tamil-14798041.html |archive-date=22 March 2013 |access-date=7 May 2012 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>  


Reddy was a judge for the [[Miss Sri Lanka Online]] contest in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maria Alkasas Wins First Ever Online Beauty Pageant |url=http://www.adaderana.lk/biznews.php?nid=621 |work=AdaDerana.lk |access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref>
Sameera played a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] woman in ''De Dana Dan'' opposite [[Suniel Shetty]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lal |first=Preeti Verma |title=Romancing the scene |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/lifestyle/travel/romancing-scene-716069.html |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> It became [[List of Hindi films of 2009|one of the highest grossing Hindi film of 2009]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/akshay-kumar-finally-gets-a-hit-with-de-dana-dan/articleshow/5288224.cms | title=Akshay Kumar finally gets a hit with de Dana Dan | access-date=20 June 2021 | archive-date=4 July 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704012758/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/box-office/akshay-kumar-finally-gets-a-hit-with-de-dana-dan/articleshow/5288224.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> She played a psychopath's victim in ''Nadunisi Naaygal'' opposite [[Veera (actor)|Veera]], which emerged a surprise success at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 2010 |title=Nadunisi Naaygal's post production begins |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/nadunisi-naaygals-post-production-begins/articleshow/6626718.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250406113417/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-details/news-interviews/nadunisi-naaygals-post-production-begins/articleshow/6626718.cms |archive-date=6 April 2025 |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Krishnamurthy |first=Akhila |date=9 July 2011 |title=The new darlings of Kollywood |url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=hub090711The.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707041158/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=hub090711The.asp |archive-date=7 July 2011 |access-date=5 July 2011 |website=[[Tehelka]]}}</ref> Gautaman Bhaskaran found it to be her "career-best" performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhaskaran |first=Gautaman |date=24 February 2011 |title=Gautaman Bhaskaran's review: Nadunisi Naaygal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/gautaman-bhaskaran-s-review-nadunisi-naaygal/story-ETIvMm7owbtMYS6p6SunvN.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406112244/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/gautaman-bhaskaran-s-review-nadunisi-naaygal/story-ETIvMm7owbtMYS6p6SunvN.html |archive-date=6 April 2025 |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> In ''Vettai'', Reddy played a talkative wife of a police officer opposite [[R. Madhavan]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Sameeras-in-the-hunt/articleshow/6809305.cms | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105031614/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-26/news-interviews/28226651_1_tamil-film-vettai-actress | url-status=live | archive-date=5 November 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Sameera's in the hunt | date=26 October 2010}}</ref> Malathi Rangarajan stated, "While Sameera performs well, she could have had a better makeover."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2820290.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Malathi | last=Rangarajan | title=Vettai: Brothers and the baddies | date=21 January 2012 | access-date=20 June 2012 | archive-date=13 July 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713124127/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2820290.ece | url-status=live }}</ref> It emerged a commercial success.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 August 2015 |title=Baahubali to Thuppakki: Tamil Cinema's 100 Cr Films |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/baahubali-to-thuppakki-tamil-cinemas-100-cr-films-1204181 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615132934/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/baahubali-to-thuppakki-tamil-cinemas-100-cr-films-1204181 |archive-date=15 June 2022 |access-date=13 June 2023 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Reddy married Akshai Varde, an entrepreneur, on 21 January 2014, in a traditional Maharashtrian ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Sameera-Reddy-ties-the-knot-today/articleshow/29141802.cms |title=Sameera Reddy ties the knot today |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 January 2014 |access-date=21 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sameera Reddy and Akshai Varde to marry in April 2014 |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/12/sameera-reddy-and-akshai-varde-to-marry-in-april-2014/ |work=Biharprabha News |access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> They have a son and daughter.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150529023743/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/9957773/Motherhood-is-very-humbling---Sameera-Reddy ""Motherhood is very humbling" - Sameera Reddy"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2019 |title=Sameera Reddy shares pic with daughter asks 'how in our country the girl child was considered a burden' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sameera-reddy-shares-pic-with-daughter-asks-how-in-our-country-the-girl-child-was-considered-a-burden/story-yhOs0ZPrutENZWipzmwn6O.html |access-date=19 April 2021 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
Sameera married Akshai Varde, an entrepreneur, on 21 January 2014, in a traditional [[Maharashtra|Maharashtrian]] ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Sameera-Reddy-ties-the-knot-today/articleshow/29141802.cms |title=Sameera Reddy ties the knot today |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 January 2014 |access-date=21 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sameera Reddy and Akshai Varde to marry in April 2014 |url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/12/sameera-reddy-and-akshai-varde-to-marry-in-april-2014/ |work=Biharprabha News |access-date=26 December 2013}}</ref> They have a son and daughter.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150529023743/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/9957773/Motherhood-is-very-humbling---Sameera-Reddy ""Motherhood is very humbling" - Sameera Reddy"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2019 |title=Sameera Reddy shares pic with daughter asks 'how in our country the girl child was considered a burden' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sameera-reddy-shares-pic-with-daughter-asks-how-in-our-country-the-girl-child-was-considered-a-burden/story-yhOs0ZPrutENZWipzmwn6O.html |access-date=19 April 2021 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>


Being a fan of American talk show hostess [[Oprah Winfrey]], Reddy met and presented a saree to Winfrey during her visit to India.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}  
Being a fan of American talk show hostess [[Oprah Winfrey]], Sameera met and presented a saree to Winfrey during her visit to India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungama |first=Bollywood |date=19 January 2012 |title=Sameera Reddy gifts saree to Oprah Winfrey : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/sameera-reddy-gifts-saree-to-oprah-winfrey/ |access-date=29 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Media image ==
[[File:SameeraReddy.jpg|thumb|Sameera in 2012]]
 
In ''[[Rediff.com]]''{{'}}s "Best Tamil Actresses" list, Sameera was placed 4th in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |work=Rediff.com |title=The Best Tamil Actresses of 2011 |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-the-best-tamil-actresses-of-2011/20111226.htm |access-date=30 August 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128042544/https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-the-best-tamil-actresses-of-2011/20111226.htm |archive-date=28 January 2013}}</ref> In the [[The Times of India|''Times'' Most Desirable Women]] list, Sameera was placed 33rd in 2009, 26th in 2010 and 29th in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=2009 Most Desirable Women: Sameera Reddy - No 33 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/celebs/2009-most-desirable-women-sameera-reddy-no-33/videoshow/11846729.cms |website=Times of India |access-date=21 February 2013 |archive-date=11 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111033210/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/celebs/2009-most-desirable-women-sameera-reddy-no-33/videoshow/11846729.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Times 50 Most Desirable Women|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-09/news-interviews/28375785_1_nicole-faria-vidya-balan-preity-zinta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925063854/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-09/news-interviews/28375785_1_nicole-faria-vidya-balan-preity-zinta|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-25|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=2013-06-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Times 50 Most Desirable Women of 2011 : The Winners|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-04/news-interviews/31024491_1_video-trisha-krishnan-ankita-shorey|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305023439/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-04/news-interviews/31024491_1_video-trisha-krishnan-ankita-shorey|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-03-05|newspaper=The Times of India|accessdate=2013-06-20}}</ref> ''[[Femina (India)|Femina]]'' also placed her in its "50 Most Beautiful Women" list.<ref>{{cite web |title=50 Most Beautiful Indian Women |url=http://abhisays.com/india/top-50-most-beautiful-indian-women-part-1.html |access-date=17 August 2018 |archive-date=17 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817055952/http://abhisays.com/india/top-50-most-beautiful-indian-women-part-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Sameera is the first Indian actress to have her own video game, named, ''Sameera: The Street Fighter''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ahead of her game |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/ahead-of-her-game/cid/1543825 |website=The Telegraph (India) |language=en |access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref> Sameera also judged the [[Miss Sri Lanka Online]] contest in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maria Alkasas Wins First Ever Online Beauty Pageant |url=http://www.adaderana.lk/biznews.php?nid=621 |work=AdaDerana.lk |access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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| 2002 || ''[[Maine Dil Tujhko Diya]]'' || Ayesha Verma  || [[Hindi]] || ||
| 2002 || ''[[Maine Dil Tujhko Diya]]'' || Ayesha Verma  || rowspan="4" | [[Hindi]] || ||
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| 2003 || ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' || Shruti  || Hindi || ||
| 2003 || ''[[Darna Mana Hai]]'' || Shruti  || ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[Plan (film)|Plan]]'' || Sapna || Hindi || ||
| rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[Plan (film)|Plan]]'' || Sapna || ||
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|| ''[[Musafir (2004 film)|Musafir]]'' || Sam || Hindi || ||
|| ''[[Musafir (2004 film)|Musafir]]'' || Sam || ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2005 || ''[[Narasimhudu]]'' || Palakad Papa || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || ||
| rowspan="4" | 2005 || ''[[Narasimhudu]]'' || Parvathy || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] || ||
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|| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Anita || English || [[BBC]] [[Medical drama]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/sameera-reddy-for-casualty-experience/ |title=Sameera "Reddy" for Casualty experience |work=Biz Asia |date=14 March 2005 |accessdate=19 July 2021}}</ref>
|| ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Anita || [[English language|English]]|| [[BBC]] [[Medical drama]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bizasialive.com/sameera-reddy-for-casualty-experience/ |title=Sameera "Reddy" for Casualty experience |work=Biz Asia |date=14 March 2005 |accessdate=19 July 2021}}</ref>
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|| ''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]'' || Shailaja ||  Telugu || ||
|| ''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]'' || Sailaja ||  Telugu || ||
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|| ''[[No Entry]]'' || (Beach Girl) ||  Hindi || [[cameo appearance]] ||
|| ''[[No Entry]]'' || (Beach Girl) || rowspan="2" |  Hindi || [[cameo appearance]] ||
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| rowspan="3" | 2006 || ''[[Taxi Number 9211]]''|| Rupali  || Hindi || ||
| rowspan="3" | 2006 || ''[[Taxi Number 9211]]''|| Rupali  || ||
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|| ''[[Ashok (film)|Ashok]]'' || Anjali || Telugu || ||
|| ''[[Ashok (film)|Ashok]]'' || Anjali || Telugu || ||
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|| ''[[Naksha]]'' || Riya ||  Hindi || ||
|| ''[[Naksha]]'' || Riya || rowspan="3" |  Hindi || ||
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| rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''Migration'' || Divya ||  Hindi || Short film ||
| rowspan="3" | 2007 || ''Migration'' || Divya || Short film ||
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|| ''[[Fool & Final]]'' || Payal Khanna || Hindi|| ||
|| ''[[Fool & Final]]'' || Payal Khanna || ||
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|| ''[[Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala]]''|| Rekha ||[[Bengali language|Bengali]] || ||
|| ''[[Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala]]''|| Rekha ||[[Bengali language|Bengali]] || ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2008 || ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' || Mini || Hindi || ||
| rowspan="4" | 2008 || ''[[Race (2008 film)|Race]]'' || Mini D'Souza || rowspan="2" | Hindi || ||
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|| ''[[One Two Three]]'' || Laila  || Hindi || ||
|| ''[[One Two Three]]'' || Laila  || ||
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|| ''[[Kaalpurush (2005 film)|Kaalpurush]]'' || Supriya || Bengali || ||
|| ''[[Kaalpurush (2005 film)|Kaalpurush]]'' || Supriya || Bengali || ||
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|| ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]'' || Meghna ||  [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress]] ||
|| ''[[Vaaranam Aayiram]]'' || Meghna ||  [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress]] ||
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| 2009 || ''[[De Dana Dan]]'' || Manpreet ||Hindi || ||
| 2009 || ''[[De Dana Dan]]'' || Manpreet Oberoi ||Hindi || ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2010 || ''[[Aasal]]'' || Sarah || Tamil || ||
| rowspan="4" | 2010 || ''[[Aasal]]'' || Sarah || Tamil || ||
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|| ''[[Oru Naal Varum]]'' || Meera || [[Malayalam]] || ||
|| ''[[Oru Naal Varum]]'' || Meera || [[Malayalam]] || ||
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|| ''[[Red Alert: The War Within]]'' || Lakshmi  || Hindi || ||
|| ''[[Red Alert: The War Within]]'' || Lakshmi  || rowspan="2" | Hindi || ||
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|| ''[[Aakrosh (2010 film)|Aakrosh]]'' || {{---}} || Hindi || [[Item number|Special appearance]] in song ''Isak Se Meetha'' ||
|| ''[[Aakrosh (2010 film)|Aakrosh]]'' || {{---}} || [[Item number|Special appearance]] in song ''Isak Se Meetha'' ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''[[Nadunisi Naaygal]]'' || Sukanya ||  Tamil || ||
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''[[Nadunisi Naaygal]]'' || Sukanya || rowspan="3" |  Tamil || ||
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|| ''[[Vedi (film)|Vedi]]'' || Parvathi ''Paaru'' || Tamil || ||
|| ''[[Vedi (film)|Vedi]]'' || Parvathi || ||
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| rowspan="4" | 2012 || ''[[Vettai]]'' || Vasanthi ||  Tamil || ||
| rowspan="4" | 2012 || ''[[Vettai]]'' || Vasanthi Thirumurthy || ||
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|| ''[[Tezz]]'' || Megha || Hindi || ||
|| ''[[Tezz]]'' || Megha || rowspan="2" | Hindi || ||
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|| ''[[Chakravyuh (2012 film)|Chakravyuh]]'' || {{---}}  || Hindi || Special appearance in the song ''Kunda Khola'' ||<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wl-1D3SAT8 "Sameera Reddy - Chakravyuh"]</ref>
|| ''[[Chakravyuh (2012 film)|Chakravyuh]]'' || {{---}}  || Special appearance in the song "Kunda Khola" ||<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wl-1D3SAT8 "Sameera Reddy - Chakravyuh"]</ref>
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|| ''[[Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum]]'' || {{---}} || Telugu || Special appearance in the song "Sai Andri Nanu" ||<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeM2PZf8mhw"Sameera Reddy|Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum"]</ref>
|| ''[[Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum]]'' || {{---}} || Telugu || Special appearance in the song "Sai Andri Nanu" ||<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeM2PZf8mhw"Sameera Reddy|Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum"]</ref>
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| 2013 || ''[[Varadhanayaka]]'' || Lakshmi || [[Kannada]] || ||
| 2013 || ''[[Varadhanayaka]]'' || Lakshmi || [[Kannada]] || ||
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| 2024 || ''[[Naam (2024 film)|Naam]]'' || Lovely || Hindi ||Delayed release;<br>Filmed in 2004 ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=AJAY DEVGN - ANEES BAZMEE: 'NAAM' TRAILER OUT NOW... 22 NOV RELEASE... (Taran Adarsh) |url=https://x.com/taran_adarsh/status/1854401424337387524|access-date=2024-11-08 |website=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref>
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=== Music videos ===
=== Music videos ===
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! scope="row"| Ahista
| 1998
| 1998
| {{mdash}}
| "Ahista"
| [[Pankaj Udhas]]
| [[Pankaj Udhas]]
| Stolen Moments
| Stolen Moments
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lyricsbogie.com/albums/stolen-moments-1998/aur-aahista-kijiye-baatein.html |title=Aur Aahista Kijiye Baatein Lyrics - Stolen Moments (1998). |website=LyricsBogie |access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lyricsbogie.com/albums/stolen-moments-1998/aur-aahista-kijiye-baatein.html |title=Aur Aahista Kijiye Baatein Lyrics - Stolen Moments (1998). |website=LyricsBogie |access-date=2 November 2019 |archive-date=24 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224024409/https://www.lyricsbogie.com/albums/stolen-moments-1998/aur-aahista-kijiye-baatein.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Tere Aane Ki Jab Khabar Mehke
| 2000
| 2000
| {{mdash}}
| "Tere Aane Ki Jab Khabar Mehke"
| [[Jagjit Singh]]
| [[Jagjit Singh]]
| Saher
| Saher
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=== Video games ===
=== Video games ===
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! scope="row"| Sameera:The Street Fighter
| 2006
| 2006
| ''Sameera: The Street Fighter''
| Ancient Warrior Princess
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Sameera
Sameera in 2017
Born (1978-12-14) 14 December 1978 (age 47)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Alma materSydenham College
OccupationActress
Years active2002–2013, 2024
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)
Akshai Varde
(
m. 2014)
Children2
RelativesSushama Reddy (sister)
Meghna Reddy (sister)

Sameera (born 14 December 1978) is a former Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu language films. She made her film debut with the 2002 film Maine Dil Tujhko Diya.[1] Sameera is best known for starring in films such as Darna Mana Hai (2003), Musafir (2004), Jai Chiranjeeva (2005), Taxi No. 9211 (2006), Ashok (2006), Race (2008), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), De Dana Dan (2009), Aakrosh (2010), Nadunisi Naaygal (2011), Vettai (2012) and Tezz (2012).

Early life[edit | edit source]

Sameera was born on 14 December 1978 in Bombay (present day Mumbai), Maharashtra[2] to a Telugu father and a Mangalorean Konkani mother.[3][4] Her mother Nakshatra,[5] referred to as Niki by her daughters and the media, was a microbiologist and worked with an NGO.[6][7] She has two older sisters, Meghna, a former VJ and supermodel,[8] and Sushama, a Bollywood actress and model.[9][10] She attended the Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai and graduated from Sydenham College.[citation needed]

Sameera described herself as a "tomboy" and "the ugly duckling in the family", while citing: "I was plump, had glasses and my glam quotient was rather low till I was 19."[10]

Career[edit | edit source]

Reddy in 2015

Sameera first appeared in ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas's "Aur Aahista" music video in 1997.[11] She was meant to make her debut as an actress in Saravana Subbiah's Tamil film Citizen, during the early 2000s, but eventually did not feature.[12] She made her screen debut in the 2002 Hindi film Maine Dil Tujhko Diya opposite Sohail Khan. It was a box office failure.[13] Film critic Taran Adarsh noted, "Sameera is plain mediocre. She needs to polish her acting skills, work on her facial expressions and improve diction."[14]

Following her debut, Sameera earned recognition with her performance in the films: Darna Mana Hai (2003), Musafir (2004), Jai Chiranjeeva (2005), Taxi No. 9211 (2006), Ashok (2006), Race (2008), Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), De Dana Dan (2009), Aakrosh (2010), Nadunisi Naaygal (2011), Vettai (2012) and Tezz (2012). In 2013, Sameera appeared in the Kannada film Varadhanayaka opposite Sudeepa.[15] The film was a box office success and following this Reddy took a break from acting.[16] In 2024, her long delayed film Naam was released, where she appeared opposite Ajay Devgn.[17]

In Taxi No. 9211, she played a businessman's lover opposite John Abraham.[18] It was a box office success.[19] In Race, she played a police officer's assistant alongside Anil Kapoor. The film emerged as the fifth-highest-grossing Hindi film of 2008.[20] Taran Adarsh noted, "Sameera excels as the dumb girl. It's a tough job and she does well."[21] Reddy earned acclaim for her playing a college topper in Vaaranam Aayiram opposite Suriya.[22] The film was one of the highest grossing Tamil film of 2008 and got her recognition in South India.[23] Pavithra Srinivasan noted, "Sameera is full of life and creates a pang in your heart."[24] A critic from Sify stated she brings an "uninhibited joie" to her role.[25]

Sameera played a Punjabi woman in De Dana Dan opposite Suniel Shetty.[26] It became one of the highest grossing Hindi film of 2009.[27] She played a psychopath's victim in Nadunisi Naaygal opposite Veera, which emerged a surprise success at the box office.[28][29] Gautaman Bhaskaran found it to be her "career-best" performance.[30] In Vettai, Reddy played a talkative wife of a police officer opposite R. Madhavan.[31] Malathi Rangarajan stated, "While Sameera performs well, she could have had a better makeover."[32] It emerged a commercial success.[33]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Sameera married Akshai Varde, an entrepreneur, on 21 January 2014, in a traditional Maharashtrian ceremony.[34][35] They have a son and daughter.[36][37]

Being a fan of American talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey, Sameera met and presented a saree to Winfrey during her visit to India.[38]

Media image[edit | edit source]

Sameera in 2012

In Rediff.com's "Best Tamil Actresses" list, Sameera was placed 4th in 2011.[39] In the Times Most Desirable Women list, Sameera was placed 33rd in 2009, 26th in 2010 and 29th in 2011.[40][41][42] Femina also placed her in its "50 Most Beautiful Women" list.[43] Sameera is the first Indian actress to have her own video game, named, Sameera: The Street Fighter.[44] Sameera also judged the Miss Sri Lanka Online contest in 2012.[45]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role(s) Language Notes Ref.
2002 Maine Dil Tujhko Diya Ayesha Verma Hindi
2003 Darna Mana Hai Shruti
2004 Plan Sapna
Musafir Sam
2005 Narasimhudu Parvathy Telugu
Casualty Anita English BBC Medical drama [46]
Jai Chiranjeeva Sailaja Telugu
No Entry (Beach Girl) Hindi cameo appearance
2006 Taxi Number 9211 Rupali
Ashok Anjali Telugu
Naksha Riya Hindi
2007 Migration Divya Short film
Fool & Final Payal Khanna
Ami, Yasin Ar Amar Madhubala Rekha Bengali
2008 Race Mini D'Souza Hindi
One Two Three Laila
Kaalpurush Supriya Bengali
Vaaranam Aayiram Meghna Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2009 De Dana Dan Manpreet Oberoi Hindi
2010 Aasal Sarah Tamil
Oru Naal Varum Meera Malayalam
Red Alert: The War Within Lakshmi Hindi
Aakrosh  ———  Special appearance in song Isak Se Meetha
2011 Nadunisi Naaygal Sukanya Tamil
Vedi Parvathi
2012 Vettai Vasanthi Thirumurthy
Tezz Megha Hindi
Chakravyuh  ———  Special appearance in the song "Kunda Khola" [47]
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum  ———  Telugu Special appearance in the song "Sai Andri Nanu" [48]
2013 Varadhanayaka Lakshmi Kannada
2024 Naam Lovely Hindi Delayed release;
Filmed in 2004		 [49]

Music videos[edit | edit source]

Year Title Singer(s) Album Ref.
1998 "Ahista" Pankaj Udhas Stolen Moments [50]
2000 "Tere Aane Ki Jab Khabar Mehke" Jagjit Singh Saher

Video games[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Ref.
2006 Sameera: The Street Fighter Ancient Warrior Princess [51][52]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Sameera Reddy Reveals A Secret About Her Casting In Pankaj Udhas' 1998 Song Aur Ahista". NDTV.com. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Watch: Sameera Reddy is turning 42 and her message for women is inspiring". The News Minute. 10 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Spicing it up". 21 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Reddy-made memories, Lifestyle — Leisure — Pune Mirror, Pune Mirror". Punemirror.in. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "Haute and spicy". MiD DAY. 15 September 2002. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Basu, Arundhati (10 December 2005). "The Telegraph — Calcutta : Weekend". The Telegraph (India). Calcutta, India. Retrieved 16 September 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ "Girl interrupted". MiD DAY. 17 February 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "Mumbai (Bombay), India, Sari and Catsuit, 1999, Photo of the Day, Picture, Photography, Wallpapers". National Geographic. 25 June 2001. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  9. ↑ Barkha MathurBarkha Mathur, TNN (9 February 2008). "Why star siblings don't make it big — The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.comTimes of India. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Metro Plus Kochi / Cinema : Reddy reckoner". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  11. ↑ "I love the bombshell tag: Sameera Reddy — Entertainment — DNA". Daily News and Analysis. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  12. ↑ "Tamil Movies Online ::::: News". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sohail Khan debuts as director-producer". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  14. ↑ Adarsh, Taran (23 August 2002). "Maine Dil Tujhko Diya Review by Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Review: Varadanayaka is for action lovers". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Sudeep ruled box-office in 2013". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "'Naam' trailer: Ajay Devgn's action-packed thriller unveiled". The Statesman. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  18. ↑ "Taxi 9 2 11: Surprise of the year?". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2006.
  19. ↑ "Box Office Results 2006". Archived from the original on 4 March 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2007.
  20. ↑ "Top Earners 2008". Box Office India. Retrieved 24 July 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. ↑ Taran Adarsh. "Race Movie Review By Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008.
  22. ↑ Iyer, Aruna V. (5 August 2011). "Love for the shots". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  23. ↑ "Great expectations". The New Indian Express. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  24. ↑ Srinivasan, Pavithra (14 November 2008). "Review: Vaaranam Aayiram". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  25. ↑ "Vaaranam Aayiram". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  26. ↑ Lal, Preeti Verma. "Romancing the scene". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  27. ↑ "Akshay Kumar finally gets a hit with de Dana Dan". Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  28. ↑ "Nadunisi Naaygal's post production begins". The Times of India. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  29. ↑ Krishnamurthy, Akhila (9 July 2011). "The new darlings of Kollywood". Tehelka. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  30. ↑ Bhaskaran, Gautaman (24 February 2011). "Gautaman Bhaskaran's review: Nadunisi Naaygal". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  31. ↑ "Sameera's in the hunt". The Times of India. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.
  32. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (21 January 2012). "Vettai: Brothers and the baddies". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  33. ↑ "Baahubali to Thuppakki: Tamil Cinema's 100 Cr Films". NDTV. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  34. ↑ "Sameera Reddy ties the knot today". The Times of India. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  35. ↑ "Sameera Reddy and Akshai Varde to marry in April 2014". Biharprabha News. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  36. ↑ ""Motherhood is very humbling" - Sameera Reddy"
  37. ↑ "Sameera Reddy shares pic with daughter asks 'how in our country the girl child was considered a burden'". Hindustan Times. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  38. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood (19 January 2012). "Sameera Reddy gifts saree to Oprah Winfrey : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  39. ↑ "The Best Tamil Actresses of 2011". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  40. ↑ "2009 Most Desirable Women: Sameera Reddy - No 33". Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  41. ↑ "Times 50 Most Desirable Women". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  42. ↑ "Times 50 Most Desirable Women of 2011 : The Winners". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  43. ↑ "50 Most Beautiful Indian Women". Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  44. ↑ "Ahead of her game". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  45. ↑ "Maria Alkasas Wins First Ever Online Beauty Pageant". AdaDerana.lk. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  46. ↑ "Sameera "Reddy" for Casualty experience". Biz Asia. 14 March 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  47. ↑ "Sameera Reddy - Chakravyuh"
  48. ↑ "Sameera Reddy|Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum"
  49. ↑ "AJAY DEVGN - ANEES BAZMEE: 'NAAM' TRAILER OUT NOW... 22 NOV RELEASE... (Taran Adarsh)". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  50. ↑ "Aur Aahista Kijiye Baatein Lyrics - Stolen Moments (1998)". LyricsBogie. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  51. ↑ "Sameera turns Street Fighter". Bollywood Hungama. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  52. ↑ "Sameera: Warrior princess". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

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