Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu and filmmaker-husband Raj Nidimoru are gearing up for the next chapter of their life. mid day has learnt that the couple, who tied the knot last December after dating for almost two years, is expecting their first child.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu is expecting her first child
Sources close to the actor have confirmed the development. Mid-day has also learnt that the actress is due by the end of the year. This means Samantha and Raj will be embracing parenthood by Decebmer 2026, a year after tying the knot in December 2025.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu sparks pregnancy rumours
The rumours of Prabhu’s pregnancy began earlier in the day when a video from the celebration of her latest film, Maa Inti Bangaaram, featuring the actor and Nidimoru, who has co-produced he film, surfaced online. In the videos going online with husband Raj Nidimoru, netizens noticed what appeared to be a baby bump. The clips show the actress alongside the filmmaker during celebrations for the success of her recently released film Maa Inti Bangaaram.
In the videos, Samantha is seen wearing a fitted white round-neck T-shirt with a pair of blue jeans. She appeared cheerful while cutting a cake with the paparazzi gathered around them, as they even clicked pictures around her. However, what caught the eye of netizens was a bulge around her abdomen area that was visible from the body-hugging T-shirt. This led many to believe it was a baby bump. At one point in the video, the actor is seen touching her belly while cutting the cake, as people around her cheered and clapped.
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu tied the knot with her longtime boyfriend, filmmaker Raj Nidimoru in December 2025.. The couple chose an intimate ceremony attended by close friends and family at Sadhguru’s Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore, at the Linga Bhairavi Temple.
Much before their relationship began, the two collaborated on The Family Man season two (2021), which Nidimoru created and directed with Krishna DK. Later, Prabhu starred in Citadel: Honey Bunny (2024), another Raj&DK project. The actor also stars in the duo’s upcoming Netflix project, Rakt Brahmand— The Bloody Kingdom.
