Early Life:
Sameera was born on 14 December 1980 in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. Her father Chinta poli (C. P.) Reddy, is a businessman, while her mother Nakshatra, aGoud Saraswat Brahmin, referred to as Niki by her daughters and in the media, was a microbiologist and worked with an NGO. She has two siblings, Meghna Reddy, a former VJ and supermodel, and Sushma Reddy, a Bollywood actress and model, both elder to her. She did her schooling at Bombay Scottish School in Mahim,Mumbai and graduated from Sydenham College.
Sameera described herself as a "Tomboy" and "the ugly duckling in the family", while citing: "I was plump, had glasses and my glam quotient was rather low till I was 19".
Career:
Reddy first appeared in ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas's "Aur Aahista" music video in 1996, when she was a graduate. She caught the attention of Bollywood and was cast in a pivotal role in the 2002 Hindi film Maine Dil Tujhko Diya. In 2004, she appeared in Musafir.
Reddy appeared in the Tamil film Vaaranam Aayiram directed by Gautham Menon, opposite Surya Sivakumar, which was a blockbuster. Reddy's acting and modest portrayal of a confident and down-to-earth girl earned her rave reviews.
She was signed for two films of Gautham Menon : Yohan Adhyayam Ondru and Dhruva Natchathiram, but both the films were eventually dropped.
Born: September 8, 1982 (age 31), Rajahmundry, India
Spouse: Akshai Varde (m. 2014)
Siblings: Sushma Reddy, Meghna Reddy
Parents: Nakshatra Reddy, Chintapoli Reddy
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