Samantha’s New Wedding Pic Reveals the Unexpected Person Who Changed Her Life

Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who married Director Raj Nidimoru in an intimate ceremony on December 1, continued to share glimpses of her wedding festivities on Tuesday with a heartfelt post dedicated to her yoga teacher and close friend Shilpa Reddy. In the previously unseen photograph taken during the Coimbatore wedding, a radiant Samantha in a traditional red Kanjeevaram saree is seen embracing Shilpa, both smiling warmly against the backdrop of the low-key celebrations.

In an emotional caption, Samantha credited Shilpa with transforming her life through the introduction of meditation. “You have changed my life in more ways than you know,” she wrote. “Thank you for my greatest gift—those 15 minutes of meditation you pushed me into truly shifted the course of my life.” The post quickly went viral, with fans and colleagues flooding the comments with congratulatory messages and praise for the actress’s vulnerability and gratitude.

The wedding itself was a private affair attended only by close family and friends of the couple, who first worked together on the second season of the acclaimed series The Family Man. Dating rumours had gained momentum in recent months after Samantha was spotted cheering alongside Raj at the World Pickleball League in Chennai, but the couple maintained silence until the official announcement earlier this week.

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This marks Samantha’s second marriage; she was previously married to actor Naga Chaitanya from 2017 to 2021. Meanwhile, photographs and videos from the Coimbatore ceremony—including one shared by Raj’s sister, Sheetal Nidimoru, showing the newlyweds with family—have been warmly received online, with many applauding the couple’s decision to keep the celebrations simple yet deeply personal.

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