Not
too
long
ago,
actress
Samantha
Akkineni
turned
many
heads
after
she
dropped
her
surname
'Akkineni'
from
all
her
social
media
accounts
and
went
back
to
her
maiden
name
Samantha
Ruth
Prabhu.
Though
many
speculated
that
it
might
be
a
publicity
stunt
to
promote
her
upcoming
film
Shakuntalam,
it
also
led
to
rumours
of
trouble
in
her
marriage
with
actor
Naga
Chaitanya.
When
asked
about
the
same
during
an
interaction
with
India
Today,
the
actress
responded
that
she
doesn't
want
to
react
to
such
gossip
as
those
are
ridiculous.
She
was
quoted
as
saying,
"It's
just
ridiculous
gossip.
I
usually
don't
react
to
gossip
and
I
would
like
to
be
the
same
now."
Notably,
she
did
not
reveal
the
reason
behind
dropping
the
surname.
In
another
interview
with
a
leading
entertainment
portal,
Samantha
was
asked
the
same
query
and
she
said,
"I
will
respond
to
any
controversy
or
a
troll
only
when
I
want
to
talk
about
it,
but
not
when
people
ask
me.
I
don't
want
to
react
to
any
of
those
things.
I
don't
like
conflicts.
Like
how
anyone
is
entitled
to
their
own
opinion
or
things,
even
I
am
entitled
to
mine."
On
the
other
hand,
a
report
of
Great
Andhra
suggests
that
Naga
Chaitanya
has
also
been
avoiding
calls
from
directors
and
producers
owing
to
reasons
unknown.
Let
us
also
add
that
Samantha
has
revealed
to
India
Today
that
she
will
be
taking
a
short
hiatus
from
work
for
a
month.
Adding
that
she
has
not
signed
any
projects
currently,
the
beautiful
actress
shared,
"I
am
taking
a
small
break
for
a
month
or
so.
I
haven't
signed
anything
new.
When
I
come
back
from
the
break,
I
will
start
listening
to
scripts.
Right
now,
I
don't
have
any
projects
in
the
pipeline."
Well,
with
a
lot
being
speculated
about
the
power
couple
of
Tollywood,
fans
are
really
hoping
that
the
duo
settles
down
their
issues
if
any,
and
lead
a
happy
life.
Meanwhile,
the
beautiful
actress
has
wrapped
up
the
shooting
of
Shakuntalam
and
Kaathuvaakula
Rendu
Kaadhal,
which
are
under
various
stages
of
the
post-production
process.
As
for
Naga
Chaitanya,
the
actor
is
awaiting
the
release
of
his
highly
anticipated
film
Love
Story.
The
actor
also
has
Thank
You,
Bangarraju
and
Bollywood
film
Laal
Singh
Chaddha.