Samantha Akkineni & Amy Jackson Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Samantha Akkineni and Amy Jackson appeared together in 4 Tamil films between 2012 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Theri (2016 — 7.0/10). Films span Ekk Deewana Tha (2012) through Policeodu (2016).
The Samantha Akkineni & Amy Jackson partnership
Between 2012 and 2016, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Samantha–Amy film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Theri (7.0/10) came 4 years in.
From Ekk Deewana Tha (2012) to Policeodu (2016). Theri is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Samantha Akkineni acted in every film; Amy Jackson acted in all of them. Mostly Tamil, with 1 film in Hindi.
Partnership facts
- Samantha and Amy first met on the set of Ekk Deewana Tha (2012), a bilingual romantic thriller. Director Gautham Menon cast them as two sides of a love triangle — but the catch? Neither actress spoke Tamil fluently at the time. They learned their lines phonetically and would rehearse together in broken Tamil and English, bonding over the struggle.
- In Theri (2016), their on-screen dynamic flipped a switch. Samantha played a fierce single mother; Amy played a cold, calculating villain. Off-screen, Amy admitted she leaned on Samantha to get into character — Samantha would deliberately stay distant during rehearsals to help Amy channel that icy energy. The result? Amy's performance as the antagonist is still called one of her best.
- Despite playing rivals in three of their four films together, Samantha and Amy became close friends off-screen. During the shoot of ThangaMagan (2015), they would sneak out between takes to grab filter coffee at a small stall near the set. Amy later said Samantha taught her how to order coffee in Tamil — and that ritual continued through every film they did together.
- Their pairing in Theri (2016) directly inspired the casting of two female leads with contrasting energies in at least three subsequent Tamil films — including the 2018 hit 'Thaanaa Serndha Koottam', where the director admitted in a press meet that he wanted a similar 'good vs. evil female dynamic' after watching Samantha and Amy's face-off.
4 films across 1 decade
- Theri
- ThangaMagan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
44% of Amy Jackson's screen credits are with Samantha Akkineni. After Policeodu, Samantha Akkineni kept going for 22 more films; Amy Jackson stepped back.
Before Ekk Deewana Tha, Samantha Akkineni had starred in 6 films, including Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (2010) and Ye Maaya Chesave (2010).
After Policeodu, Samantha Akkineni went on to appear in 22 more films, including Super Deluxe (2019) and Mersal (2017).
Before Ekk Deewana Tha, Amy Jackson had starred in 1 film, including Madrasapattinam (2010).
After Policeodu, Amy Jackson went on to appear in 4 more films, including 2.0 (2018) and Mission: Chapter 1 (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Samantha Akkineni & Amy Jackson's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
K. S. Ravikumar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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