Samantha just saw the release of her film Yashoda directed by the Hari-Harish duo. While the film fared quite well at the box office, all critics and audiences heaped praises on Samantha for wonderfully performing in the movie. Her action sequences were orchestrated to perfection in the movie. Before the release of the film, she also took the Internet by storm by announcing that she was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease called Myositis. She broke down on camera in an interview before the movie’s release, when she shared about her struggle with the condition. However, she has been working extremely diligently in spite of her medical issue.

After taking a break from her work, Samantha is now back shooting along with her co-star Vijay Deverakonda for their upcoming film Kushi. Recent reports suggest that after Kushi the actress may take a break from acting. Speculations are that Samantha is likely to take a break to receive treatment and might also travel to a foreign nation for the same. Samantha has signed for Citadel in Hindi and Arrangement of Love in Hollywood. However, the actress has now requested the movie makers to delay the projects as she has planned to take a long break in her career. We still await official information on this.

Samantha, after the release of Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal, is awaiting the release of Shaakuntalam. The film, directed by Gunasekhar, is a Telugu mythological film based on Kalidasa’s Shaakuntalam. The film also stars Dev Mohan, Mohan Babu, Aditi Balan and Ananya Nagalla in titular roles. Samantha has been on a signing spree in recent times. Even while she awaits the release of Shaakunthalam, she is working on many other projects and is also signing a few more. For example, the actor is all set to play the role of a queer woman in her Hollywood project.