Samantha began her professional film career with Gautham Menon 's Telugu film , '' Ye Maaya Chesave '' ( 2010 ) . The film , simultaneously made in Tamil as '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa '' ( 2010 ) , created much anticipation prior to release , due primarily to the first-time-collaboration between Gautham Menon and composer A. R. Rahman . The actress successfully auditioned and was signed up for the project in mid August 2009 and worked on the film in India and the United States , while the film was released on 26 February 2010 . Post-release , she revealed that Menon played a " crucial part in moulding her as an actress " , teaching her how to remain natural and comfortable in front of the screen , even if she had no dialogues in a scene . In the film , Samantha played the lead character '' Jessie '' , a Malayali Saint Thomas Christian girl living in Hyderabad , with whom the male protagonist , played by Naga Chaitanya , falls in love . Upon release of the film , Samantha received very positive reviews for her portrayal , with the film itself garnering much critical acclaim . Critics at Sify praised Samantha as a " scene-stealer " and her beauty as " alluring " , adding , " she was the girl to watch out for . " Jeevi from Idlebrain.com , wrote that " Samantha 's debut is one of the best heroine debuts in Telugu cinema " and noted that the " minute expressions she gave spoke volumes about her " , whilst labelling the film as a " classic " . '' Ye Maaya Chesave '' fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actress and a Nandi Award . Samantha appeared in a cameo role in the Tamil version of the film , portraying an assistant director who becomes an actress . Both the Telugu and the Tamil versions of the films proved to be grand successes , propelling Samantha to sign on for bigger projects . She followed up her collaborations with Gautham Menon and A. R. Rahman by appearing in the music video for the World Classical Tamil Conference 2010 promotional song , '' Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyaam '' , which Menon directed and Rahman composed
World Classical Tamil Conference 2010
World Classical Tamil Conference 2010
Samantha Akkineni