As Naga Chaitanya is all set to marry his ladylove, Sobhita Dhulipala, let us look at his first wife, Samantha Ruth Prabhu's dating history.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu is a name that needs no introduction. The actress is one of the most bankable stars in the South Indian film industry. After pursuing a degree in commerce and a brief stint in modelling, Samantha made her acting debut in 2010 with the Telugu film, Ye Maaya Chesave. And since then, there has been no looking back for Samantha.
Samantha was born and raised in Chennai to a Telugu Anglo-Indian father and a Syrian-Malayali mother. Since her college days, Samantha has had a keen interest in modelling. After her successful debut with Gautam Menon’s film, Ye Maaya Chesave, Samantha proved her versatility with films like Kaththi, Their, Mersal, Rangathalam, Mahanati, Majili, and Jaanu.
Though her professional life has only seen highs with back-to-back hits, bringing her the stature of the highest-paid actress in the South Indian film industry, her personal life was never that rosy. Samantha’s marriage and divorce with Telugu star, Naga Chaitanya are still one of the most discussed topics. When the madly in love couple decided to call it quits and announced the same before their fourth wedding anniversary, their fans were shattered.
While everyone hoped ChaySam (lovingly called by Chaitanya and Samantha’s fans) would reconcile, it never happened. Today, let us learn about Samantha’s dating history and the men she has fallen in love with to date.
The first name that comes to everyone’s mind when we talk about Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s dating history is actor Siddharth. The duo reportedly fell in love on the set of their film, Jabardasth. Samantha and Sidharth dated from 2013 to 2015. As per multiple reports, Samantha wanted to settle down with Siddharth, but he was not keen on the same. Many other reports stated that Siddharth didn’t like Samantha being friends with her male co-stars.
Later, Siddharth’s closeness to actress, Deepa Sannidhi became the reason for his rift with Samantha. Siddharth and Deepa were often spotted hanging out together, and he even recommended her for a film. Soon, Samantha and Siddharth broke up, and many articles published during that time blamed Siddharth for their breakup.
Soon, Samantha reacted to the rumours and defended the actor. Revealing that she is not a victim and calling Siddharth a great guy, Samantha tweeted:
“The article in the DC makes me look like the victim. I am not. Siddharth is a great guy. stop taking sides. This is personal. STOP.”
Samantha met Naga Chaitanya during the shooting of her debut film, Ye Maaya Chesave, and during the course of the film, the two became good friends. During that time, both Samantha and Chaitanya were already dating other people. Sam was in a relationship with Siddharth, and Chaitanya was dating Shruti Haasan. However, in 2013, Chaitanya broke up with Shruti and Samantha and Siddharth, too, parted ways. Soon, Samantha and Chaitanya started attending parties together. In 2015, Chaitanya's father, Nagarjuna, stated that his son had found his soulmate.
On January 29, 2017, Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Akkineni got engaged. On October 6, 2017, Samantha and Chaitanya began their forever journey and tied the knot as per Hindu and Christian rituals in Goa. Their wedding was a gala affair, and the couple spent approximately Rs. 10 crores on it.
Everything was going well in Samantha and Chaitanya’s paradise until reports of a possible rift between the couple started making the rounds. Their fans thought it was mere speculation. However, four days before their fourth wedding anniversary, Samantha and Chaitanya made a joint announcement about their separation. It was definitely a difficult time for the couple, but it was a personal loss for their beloved fans.
After the couple announced their separation, there were many conjectures around the same. It was also reported that Samantha was offered alimony of Rs. 200 crores. The actress later rubbished all the reports. But when she made her first appearance in Karan Johar’s show, Koffee With Karan, Samantha stated having hard feelings for Chaitanya. In her words:
“There are hard feelings like if you put the both of us in a room you have to hide sharp objects. So as of now, yes. It's not an amicable situation right now. It might be in the future."
According to the latest reports, Samantha Ruth Prabhu is rumoured to be dating filmmaker, Raj Nidimoru of the famous duo Raj and DK. Samantha first appeared in the director’s much-talked-about web series, The Family Man 2 and was recently seen in the series, Citadel: Honey Bunny. However, the reports of Samantha dating Raj are just a rumour, as neither the actress nor the director has confirmed the news.
Meanwhile, Naga Chaitanya found love in the arms of actress Sobhita Dhulipala soon after his divorce from Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Chaitanya and Sobhita got engaged in August 2024 and are all set to tie the knot on December 4, 2024.
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