Samantha Akkineni made her big digital debut with The Family Man 2 and she is making headlines for her role as Raji, an unwavering Sri Lankan Tamil liberation fighter on a suicide mission in the series. The actress Samantha on Monday shared her journey of becoming Raji – largely the physical aspect of it. Samantha, who performed all the stunts on her own in The Family Man Season 2, gave a shout-out to her stunt coordinator Yannick Ben. Sharing How Samantha Akkineni Trained For Raji Role In The Family Man 2.
Samantha Akkineni wrote: “A special, special thank you to my person Yannick Ben for training me to do all of my own stunts (yes all of them)… For pushing me to give it my all even when every part of my body ached (thanks for the pain killers by the way).” She signed off the post with these words: “I have a solid fear of heights but I jumped off that building only because I knew you had my back. Lots and lots of love.”
How Samantha Akkineni Trained For Raji Role:
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The Family Man 2 Gets Good reviews and is streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Both Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkineni received massive praise for their performances in the series. In The Family Man 2 review for Theprimetalks.com, a film critic wrote about Samantha’s performance: Samantha makes a terrific OTT debut and is a mind-blowing act as Raji and her nail-biting sequences make The Family Man Season 2 a must-watch.
