Did Samantha Just Make Her Alleged Relationship With Raj Insta Official? Duo Gets Cozy In New VIRAL Pics

Samantha Ruth Prabhu-Raj Nidimoru Rumoured Relationship: Well, well, well... Looks like someone just made her alleged relationship Instagram official. It's been months since the rumour mills hinted at 'Oo Antava' diva's newfound romance (alleged) with her director. Yes, we are talking about none other than Samantha Ruth Prabhu and 'The Family Man' director Raj Nidimoru (Raj & DK fame). After ruling the silver screens for years, the 'Makkhi' (Eega) actress forayed into the world of OTT and made her highly-anticipated web series debut in Raj & DK's much-loved series 'The Family Man Season 2'. Then, the alleged lovebirds reunited in the Indian adaptation of Priyanka Chopra's popular espionage thriller 'Citadel', titled 'Citadel: Honey Bunny'.

While Sam never publicly admitted her alleged romance with Raj, she, indeed, dropped subtle hints at their rumoured relationship in the past few months. And now, seems like she has just confirmed the dating rumors. Read on...

Did Smaantha Ruth Prabhu Just Make Her Alleged Relationship With Raj Nidimoru Instagram Official?

Last night (Tuesday, July 8), Samantha Ruth Prabhu broke the internet with stunning pictures of her from Detroit, United States. While everyone was gushing over her radiant beauty, what actually caught everyone's attention was her cosy pictures with her alleged beau, Raj Nidimoru.

Sharing the moments from her Detroit trip on Instagram, which seemed to be soft-launching her rumored romance with Raj Nidimoru, Samantha Ruth captioned her post, "Detroit ♥️🧿"

Check out the Instagram post below:

In one of the pictures, Samantha and Raj can be seen holding each other close while crossing the road in Detroit, accompanied by one of their friends. In another picture from her Detroit carousel, the alleged couple is seen sitting next to each other with a bunch of other people (friends), while enjoying their drinks at a restaurant.

Fans React To Samantha Ruth Prabhu's New Viral Pics With The Family Man Director

Neither Samantha nor Raj has officially confirmed their ongoing rumoured romance yet. According to reports, the duo fell in love on the sets of Citadel Honey Bunny.

Coming back to Samantha-Raj's new viral photos, netizens are convinced that Sam just made their rumoured relationship official. Reacting to Samantha's Insta post, renowned stylist Kresha Bajaj dropped a comment that read, "This is my favorite post till date ♥️", while another user wrote, "Such good vibes 😍🧿
That glow tho 🤍✨
Food 😋🤌🏻"

However, a particular section of the netizens is trolling the actress over her relationship with Nidimoru. Reacting to a Reddit thread, consisting of Samantha's Detroit pics with Raj, one of the users accused her of playing the 'sympathy card'. The user wrote, "This is the problem with playing victim as often as Samantha has. In an attempt to fight back against the disgusting reaction of some fans to the divorce, she went completely overboard to soak up sympathy and paint her ex as the bad guy who hurt poor Sammy. And now look at her!

Samantha has never had straightforward relationships anyway. Most of them have overlapped, and more than one ex has been left bitter by how she chose to conduct herself at the end of them. Why she thought she could play this game, when she must have known the truth would out eventually I have no idea. Let's see how long this relationship lasts, and if it ends, no one wants to hear another sob story from Sam. She's cried wolf one too many times now.

Still, this is a lesson to all rabid fans everywhere. These celebs have far different morals than we like to imagine we ourselves have (let's face it, side relationships and dishonesty happens everywhere, including in the average home). Enjoy the films, enjoy the gossip, but don't take up a crusade for any celebrity."

Samantha Ruth Prabhu-Raj Nidimoru Age Gap

For those unversed, Raj Nidimoru was previously married to associate director Shyyamali De. As per Stars Unfold, the duo got married in 2015. As per Bollywood Shaadis, Raj and Shyyamali got separated in 2022. But there is no official confirmation if they are divorced yet.

Born on 28th April 1987, Samantha is currently 38 years old. On the other hand, as reported by Mid-Day, Raj Nidimoru's age is 45, as of 2025. He was born on August 4, 1979, apparently. That means Raj is almost 8 years older than his alleged ladylove.