Birthday girl Samantha Ruth Prabhu and husband Raj Nidimoru's love story in 10 pictures

As Samantha Ruth Prabhu turns 39 on April 28, here's looking back at cute pictures and her love story with husband Raj Nidimoru. 

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Raj Nidimoru began their relationship professionally through The Family Man Season 2 before they married in 2025. (Instagram)

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The couple married at the Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore in a Bhuta Shuddhi Vivaha ceremony, forgoing the usual Vedic rituals.  (Instagram)

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But Samantha wasn’t shy about dropping hints about their relationship before that, often posting pictures of her and Raj. 

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In a February Vogue India interview, Samantha even called her and Raj an ‘irritating couple that does everything together’. 

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It’s not hard to imagine, as the couple worked together in the 2025 horror comedy film Subham, that Samantha played a cameo in.

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They were also often spotted together at pickleball tournaments, long before they made their relationship official with a ceremony.

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Samantha’s friend Kresha Bajaj even wrote that Raj ‘truly matches the way her heart moves’ after their Coimbatore wedding. 

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Samantha has also mentioned that she is a ‘much better actor’ now that Raj is around, crediting him for becoming a better person, too. 

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The actor turned 39 on April 28. This is her first birthday after her wedding to Raj, and wishes poured in for the actor.

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Samantha and Raj are working together again on her upcoming film Maa Inti Bangaram and the Netflix series Rakht Brahmand.