Samantha is the dearest actress of South Indian audience and today is the star's birthday. The actress has shared an Instagram story, on her birthday. She has shared a picture in her story with the caption 'it's going to be a good year'. Many people came forward to wish Samantha after this.

'Shaakuntalam' was Samantha's last film to hit the screens. In the movie based on Kalidasa's 'Abhijnanashakuntalam', Samantha played the role of 'Shakuntala' while 'Dushyanthan' was portraied by Malayalam actor Dev Mohan. The film is directed by Gunasekhar.

Samantha also has a major project in Telugu paired up with Vijay Deverakonda. The shoot is yet to begin for Samantha starrer 'Kushi' directed by Siva Nirvana. The screenplay of the movie 'Kushi' is done by Siva Nirvana himself. The film also stars Jayaram in the lead role along with Vijay Deverakonda.