In the movie 10 Endrathukkula, starring Chiyaan Vikram, the actress played two roles, one of which required her to smoke a cigarette. samantha was confronted by right-wing Hindu Makkal Katchi of tamil Nadu for her audacious behavior. samantha was forced to provide an unequivocal apology by the hindu outfit for her smoking conduct. Veera Manikyam Siva, a spokesperson for the group, charged that the actress was supporting smoking and said that many women would be inspired to follow suit by her behavior. samantha, though, never expressed regret.
In addition, they threatened to mail the actress packages of tobacco and cigarettes and insisted that she remove the images from her social media sites. None of the threats ever got a response or reaction from the actress. The actress kept a muted response and stayed mum until the issue faded away.