Samantha's opinion on her character in The Family Man 2

Ever since the Family Man season 2 trailer made its way on Amazon Prime Video, it has been a thriving sensation. This series marks a special milestone for Samantha Akkineni since this is her debut in Bollywood. Despite being a debut series, Samantha triumphed her way towards success as she has gotten a lot of positive responses from the viewers. Samantha being an experimentative actress, portrayed the role of Rajalekshmi Chandran, aka Raji, and introduced her new antagonist side of acting.

Elaborating more about her character, Samantha said, " When the producers approached me to do the character, I was aware that portraying Raji’s character required sensitivity and balance. The creative team shared documentaries of the Tamil struggle that included stories of women in the Eelam war. When I watched those documentaries, I was aghast and shocked by the troubles and unspeakable grief that the Tamils of Eelam went through over an extended period. I noticed that the aforementioned documentaries had only a few thousand views, and that is when it dawned on me how the world just looked away when tens of thousands of people of Eelam lost their lives. And, lakhs more lost their livelihood and their homes. Countless many continue to live in faraway lands with the wounds of the civil strife still fresh in their hearts and minds.”

Samantha additionally spoke about how she wanted to do justice to her character in The Family Man 2. She said, “Raji’s story, though fictional, to me, is a tribute to those that died because of an unequal war, and those who continue to live in the painful memory of the war. I was particular about Raji’s portrayal being balanced, nuanced, and sensitive. I want Raji’s story to be a stark, much-needed reminder for us, more than ever before, to come together as humans to fight hate, oppression, and greed. If we fail to do so, countless more will be denied their identity, liberty, and their right to self-determination.”