Samantha Ruth Prabhu reveals how myositis changed her life, says 'I haven’t had a film release in two years, but I am the happiest'

Samantha Ruth Prabhu has never shied away from speaking her truth, and at the All India Management Association’s 52nd National Management Convention in Delhi on Tuesday, she once again chose honesty over glamour.

Opening up about her battle with myositis, an autoimmune condition, she admitted that the illness has changed her life—but in many ways, for the better.

The actor, admired for her candour as much as her screen presence, shared that her definition of success has shifted dramatically. “The previous version of me probably had five films releasing in a year because that was the symbol of a successful actor… you needed to have five films, a big blockbuster, you had to be on the list of Top 10 actors. That was needed to be endorsing the biggest multinational brands. Today, I haven’t had a film release in two years, I am not on any lists. I don’t have 1000-crore film, but I am the happiest I have ever been.”

For Samantha, those years of running the race came with a heavy price. She confessed that the pressure left her constantly on edge, never able to pause and feel secure. “I was so fragile. Every Friday would change and give me anxiety, that someone will claim my position tomorrow, I would be replaced. My whole self-worth was based on the calculator of that Friday.”