The trailer for 'The Family Man 2', the Amazon Prime original, was released earlier today. The Hindi-language thriller, starring Manoj Bajpayee in the lead, has Samantha Akkineni in a physically intense and demanding role. There are rumours that she has played a Tamil-speaking LTTE terrorist in the espionage series. The reason she was cast by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK for the role is that the 'Rangasthalam' actress is fluent in Tamil. The creators wanted an authentic speaker and actress for the challenging role. 

Soon after the trailer was out, the 'Shaakunthalam' actress started being flooded with compliments by one and all. Naga Chaitanya Akkineni, her husband, shared it on Twitter and said, "Love it. 10/10". The 'Majili' actor's compliment is cool, and he is excited about his wife's OTT debut. Sam jovially asked her husband if the rating was for the trailer or for her.

Nandini Reddy, who is Sam's friend as well as the director of the hit 'Oh Baby', went gaga over the actress' presence in the trailer. Taapsee Pannu tweeted that she can't wait to see the 'Super Deluxe' actress in the thriller.

Sam had to get trained in physical combat and for action scenes. Raji is her name in the series.

The 'Jaanu' actress will be seen in 'Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal', the Tamil-language film, co-starring Vijay Sethupathi and Nayantahra. It's directed by Vignesh Shivan.