Samantha expresses her gratitude to fans for the outpouring of love and good wishes on her birthday

Samantha, the popular South Indian actress turned a year older yesterday and celebrated her 35th birthday. Social media was flooded with wishes for the actress from fans and film fraternities. Samantha thanked everyone for the outpouring of love and good wishes on her birthday. The actress took to her Twitter and wrote, "Thank you all so much for the outpouring of love and good wishes on my birthday! I am eternally grateful for the encouragement, motivation, and positive vibes I get from you all! I love you with all my heart. You have made me so excited to dive into the year that lies ahead"

#HBDSamantha

and #HappyBirthdaySamantha hashtags were trending at the top for the whole day yesterday, and fans recalled their favorite moments of the actress. There were also updates from Samantha's upcoming films Yasodha' and 'Shaakuntalam' to make the actress' birthday even more special.

Samantha's '

Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kadhal

' was also released yesterday a day ahead of the normal Friday release as a treat to the actress on her birthday. Samantha played a young girl

Khatija

in the triangular love story which also has Vijay Sethupathi as Rambo and Nayanthara as Kanmani. Samantha has impressed the fans with her role as they prefer Khatija as their favorite over Kanmani.