Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Vijay Deverakonda. Pic/Instagram
Samantha Ruth Prabhu is gearing up for the release of her much-awaited film Kushi with Vijay Deverakonda. Amid her break, she made a rare appearance in Hyderabad to promote the romantic drama. At the musical concert of Kushi, Samantha and Vijay interacted with their fans. While praising her for dealing with myositis bravely and fighting many battles, the actor said he took her diagnosis lightly initially.
Vijay said at the musical concert, "She struggled a lot for the film. We started this film in April 2022 with a smile on our faces. We had completed 60 per cent. Only 30-35 per cent shooting was pending. By July, Sam's health condition deteriorated. She said that her health wasn't good. Shiva and I were like âYou look beautiful. What problem do you have?' We took it lightly. Later, we understood her plight."
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He further revealed that Samantha was extremely unwell and had stopped talking to him and other team members of Kushi. "I told Sam that we are actors and that we are storytellers. I felt we did not have to talk about our struggles in the open. After a point, Samantha felt it was her responsibility to talk about her health. She stopped talking to us and she stopped seeing all of us. She was extremely unwell. She fought so many battles. At that point, she decided to share it with everyone, just to tell people that there's hope," he shared.
While Samantha skipped Kushi's trailer launch event in Hyderabad, she met her fans at the musical concert. Vijay shared, "I know that she is not completely healthy today. She gets headaches and her eyes hurt when she faces the light. Yet, she shows up. She knows that all of you are here with your love."
After wrapping the shoot of Raj & DK's Citadel with Varun Dhawan, Samantha announced taking a short break from work to focus on her health. Post-Kushi, she is yet to confirm her next project.
Kushi is written and directed by Shiva Nirvana and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. It will release in theatres on September 1 in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.
