Telugu actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu‘s production debut Subham is set to hit theatres on May 9. At a press meet of the film in Hyderabad recently, she opened up about adding a new feather to her hat and doing a cameo in the movie. Samantha also admitted to having spent several ‘sleepless nights’ over the past week as the release date approaches.
Talking about her experience of bankrolling Subham under her banner Tralala Moving Pictures, she shared, “As an actress, I know what a Friday feels like. But this is my first Friday as a producer. I’m extremely nervous. Only now do I truly understand the kind of challenges producers face. I’ve spent sleepless nights over the past week. Our post-production, mixing, and editing teams have all been working tirelessly. My respect for my team has grown immensely. Subham has turned out very well. It has a solid story, and I have a lot of faith in this film.”
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However, Samantha revealed that it wasn’t a piece of cake to return to films after her break from acting. “I’ve achieved a lot as an actress and received immense love. But I always had a desire to do something more. During the break I took, I did a lot of thinking. I couldn’t take up acting roles at the time and wasn’t even sure if I’d return to films. That’s when the idea of producing came to me. I thought, if I can’t act, I can still make films. I’ve been in the industry for nearly 15 years now. With all this experience, I felt it was the right time to start a production house. We began the film quietly, without any hype, and wrapped it up in eight months. Now we’re ready to present it to the audience,” the actor said.
She added, “As an actor, I never truly understood the producer’s hardships. If even a single scene doesn’t go as planned, the losses can be huge – both in terms of money and time. I now realize how valuable every minute is on set. We spent exactly what was needed for Subham. When people watch it, they’ll understand that nothing was overspent or underspent. Every story and script has its own budget, and we stuck to that.”
Samantha Ruth Prabhu also spoke about her cameo appearance in Subham. “I wasn’t supposed to play the cameo role in Subham, but I didn’t want to ask anyone for a favour for my first production. So, I decided to do it myself. I’ll be promoting the film for another three or four days, but after that, the film is entirely in the audience’s hands,” she said at the press meet.
For the unversed, Samantha Ruth Prabhu took a sabbatical from acting in 2023 to focus on her health and recover from myositis, a rare autoimmune condition.
