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Samantha Ruth Prabhu's father Joseph Prabhu has passed away. The actress gave this information by sharing a post on social media. He wrote, 'Until we meet again papa'. Along with this, the actress has also added a broken heart emoji. However, the reason for his death has not been clear yet.
Relationship with father was strained In a recent interview given to Galata India, Samantha also talked about her strained relationship with her father. She had said, 'When I grew up, I had to struggle my whole life. My father was like this. I used to think that Indian parents are probably like this, who think that they are protecting us. But amidst all this, you are not able to make yourself smarter.
Samantha's father was a Telugu Anglo Indian. Talking about Samantha's personal life, she was born on 28 April 1987. His father's name is Joseph Prabhu and mother's name is Ninette Prabhu. His father was a Telugu Anglo-Indian, while his mother was a Syrian Malayali. Samantha also has two elder brothers.
The marriage broke before the fourth wedding anniversary. Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya got married in Goa on 6 October 2017, first according to Hindu customs and then on 7 October in Christian customs. After marriage, Samantha had changed her name to Akkineni. However, amidst the news of separation, Samantha had removed Akkineni from her Twitter handle and changed it to Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Both of them were about to complete four years of marriage on October 6, 2021, but before that they separated.