‘Has Samantha found love again?’ : Netizens speculate identity of mystery man in Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s pics from Australia trip

Has Samantha Ruth Prabhu found love again? Speculations of the ‘Yashoda’ star having a special someone spread like wildfire on the subreddit BollyBlindsGossip after one of the pictures she shared from her recent trip to Australia went viral. On Saturday, the ‘Majili’ actress dropped a series of pictures from her vacation on Instagram and captioned them, “A trip to remember…”

Eagle-eyed fans noticed that in one of her selfies, her chin was being held lovingly by another individual (who went unseen) and speculated that this may be a new significant other. A few users thought the mystery man in question may be filmmaker Raj Nidimoru. Nidimoru is one half of the famous director duo Raj & DK. They have collaborated with Samantha on two movies, ‘The Family Man’ and ‘Citadel: Honey Bunny.’

Reacting to the post, one Reddit user wrote, “Raj Nidimoru of Raj and DK is her bf …. Allegedly this guy left his wife , she had made cryptic posts and stories too in that time and now this guy is living in together with Sam..”

Another comment read, “Pretty women don’t stay single for long if they put themselves out there. Pretty women who are rich are another league altogether.”

“Isn’t she having an affair with one of the Raj & DK directors? Ironic considering her PR has been relentless against Sobhita and Chaitanya about having an affair even though there are established timelines of Sobhita dating that Mishra guy during the alleged time of the affair…” commented another cattily.

Incidentally, Nidimoru was spotted with Samantha at her friend, designer Kresha Bajaj’s birthday bash this month. The rumoured pair were also clicked together just a month ago at a pickleball tournament. Samantha is the proud owner of the pickleball team, Chennai Super Champs. In a widely circulated photo from February, the actor and the director were seen beaming with joy, dressed in matching tournament jerseys. Another group photo from a different match subtly hinted at their closeness, as she appeared to be holding his hand.

On the work front, Samantha will next be seen in the action thriller ‘Maa Inti Bangarum’. This movie also marks her debut as a producer. She will also star in the Netflix series ‘Rakht Brahmand’.