Although Samantha often portrayed strong character roles in her early films , post-2012 , she has appeared increasingly in big-budget , hero-oriented films , which have comparatively smaller scope for actresses . Samantha next appeared in the Telugu multi-starrer film , '' Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu '' ( 2013 ) alongside Venkatesh and Mahesh Babu , which won positive reviews and was commercially successful . Though her role was comparatively minuscule to her co-stars , '' IBN Live '' noted it was " good to see Samantha shed her glamorous side and welcome performance-oriented roles , which she only handles with deftness and ease " . The romantic comedy '' Jabardasth '' ( 2013 ) , in which she portrayed a wedding planner , became a commercial failure , though critics noted Samantha is " getting better by the day and it 's a delight to watch her on screen " . Samantha then starred alongside Pawan Kalyan in the family drama , '' Attarintiki Daredi '' ( 2013 ) , which emerged as the highest-grossing Telugu film upon release . A critic from Rediff.com noted Samantha " exudes confidence even though she has limited screen time and nothing much to do " , and her performance saw her win Best Actress recognition at the SIIMA Awards and the Santosham Film Awards . Her final release of 2013 was in the unsuccessful Telugu masala film '' Ramayya Vasthavayya '' , where she had a small role , with a critic noting " we have seen Samantha in better roles and better films . " The year of 2014 saw Samantha appear in six films and make a return to the Tamil film industry . Her first release saw Samantha portray a dual role in the family drama film '' Manam '' ( 2014 ) , where she featured alongside several members of the Akkineni film family . Featuring as a young mother and a college student in two different time eras , Samantha received positive reviews for her work , with the critic from Sify saying " she excels " and '' The Hindu '' s reviewer noting that she " emotes well and easily shifts between the roles " . Her performance fetched Samantha a nomination for Best Actress from the Filmfare Awards , while she won Critics ' Best Actress at the SIIMA Awards . Samantha subsequently featured alongside Naga Chaitanya again in the long-delayed '' Autonagar Surya '' ( 2014 ) , before playing further minuscule roles in the Telugu action masala films '' Alludu Seenu '' ( 2014 ) and '' Rabhasa '' ( 2014 ) . Critics lamented that she " signed to be a glam doll " for the ventures and has " previously shown us she is capable of doing much more , but of late , seems to be stuck with doing similar roles that require her to be an attractive prop " . Samantha later revealed that she solely worked on '' Alludu Seenu '' as a favour to producer Bellamkonda Suresh , who had helped her delay the making of '' Jabardasth '' during her health problems
SIIMA Awards
4th South Indian International Movie Awards
Samantha Akkineni