Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Raj Nidimoru give love a second chance: Here's how their relationship began

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00:00Amidst months of rumours, Tollywood actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu and filmmaker Raj Nidhi

00:04Moru have quietly tied the knot at the Linga Bhairavi Temple inside the Isha Yoga Centre

00:08in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on December 1, 2025.

00:12According to reports, the couple got married in an intimate ceremony with about 30 close

00:16guests.

00:17Samantha wore a red saree and the wedding followed the timeless yogic tradition of Bhuta

00:21Shuddhi Vivaha, a consecration process meant to cleanse the five elements and bind partners

00:26beyond emotion or physicality.

00:28Isha Foundation extended its wishes, blessing the couple with Devi's grace.

00:32Linga Bhairavi, the fierce yet compassionate form of the Divine Feminine consecrated by

00:37Sadhguru, is known as an energy form that supports devotees through every phase of life.

00:42Samantha's wedding comes just three days before her ex-husband Naga Chaitanya and Shobita

00:47Dhulipala's first anniversary.

00:49The two married at Annapunna Studios in Hyderabad on December 4, 2024.

00:53So how did Samantha and Raj's love story begin?

00:56The rumoured couple's connection reportedly started on the sets of The Family Band 2, where

01:00their first interaction was strictly professional.

01:03After the show's success, Samantha worked with Raj again on Citadel Honey Bunny.

01:06Though the series received mixed reviews, reports suggested this was when sparks began to fly.

01:12Their bond grew over time as they continued working together on Citadel and stayed in touch

01:16beyond shoots.

01:18By early 2024, Raj and Samantha were being spotted together at industry events and private gatherings.

01:24Their social media posts through 2025 only added fuel to the rumours, especially when Samantha

01:29shared a photo with her rumoured boar at the launch of her perfume brand, sending the internet

01:33into a frenzy.

01:35Fans noticed Raj repeatedly appearing in Samantha's Instagram posts, from her World Pickleball League

01:40outings with her team, Chinnai Super Champs, to her July trip to Detroit for the TANA 2025

01:45event.

01:46One photo even showed them walking hand in hand.

01:48Raj Nidimoru, as per reports, was born in Tirupati and studied at SVU College of Engineering

01:54before moving to the US.

01:55Along with Krishna DK, he made his filmmaking debut with 99 in 2009 and went on to create films

02:01like Shore in the City and Go Go Are Gone and wrote the hit horror comedies 3.

02:06The duo's most recent success is the third season of The Family Man.

02:09Raj was earlier married to Shyamali Day.

02:12They parted ways in 2022.

02:14A cryptic post by Shyamali has gone viral, adding another layer of intrigue to the couple's

02:18wedding buzz.

02:19Samantha was previously married to actor Naga Chaitanya.

02:22They separated in 2021, four years after their wedding.

02:25While Samantha and Raj's wedding has taken social media by storm, the couple hasn't released

02:30a statement yet.