‘I was cancelled, people said I was done’: Samantha on her lowest phase, relationship ordeal | Telugu News
4 min readHyderabadUpdated: Jun 25, 2026 03:45 PM IST Samantha Ruth Prabhu used the success meet for Maa Inti Bangaaram on Wednesday to talk about a period of her career and personal life that she had largely kept to herself until now, describing the time leading up to the film as one of the hardest stretches she has been through. “It was a very difficult and stressful time. I have seen the lowest, I have seen people cancel me. I have read thousands of comments saying I was done as an actor, and for a period of time, it was true,” Samantha said. She went on to describe the resolve that carried her through it. “I wanted to fight back, to give my hundred percent to this film. I was supported as well, to be able to give that hundred percent.” She was equally candid about how uncertain the film’s commercial prospects looked at the time. “Honestly, I didn’t know if I could sell even one ticket. We recovered our budget before release, and anything …



