Everything to know about Samantha Ruth Prabhu's alleged boyfriend Raj Nidimoru
Raj Nidimoru, acclaimed filmmaker of Raj & DK duo, is rumored to be dating Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Divorced in 2022, he’s known for The Family Man and Farzi. Recent travel reels and cozy moments sparked strong dating speculation.
He’s one half of “Raj & DK,” the writer-director-producer duo behind The Family Man, Farzi, Guns & Gulaabs, and Citadel: Honey Bunny.
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Andhra roots, engineer by training. Raj was born in Tirupati and studied at Sri Venkateswara University; he then moved to the US and worked in software before filmmaking.
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Breakthrough work. Early films include Flavors (2003), 99 (2009), Shor in the City (2011), and Go Goa Gone (2013) widely billed as India’s first zombie film.
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Producer hat. He co-founded D2R Films (and indie arm D2R Indie), which produced projects like Cinema Bandi. Corporate filings list Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. as directors of the Mumbai-based company.
Samantha connection (work). Raj & DK directed Samantha in The Family Man Season 2 (she played Raji) and later cast her opposite Varun Dhawan in Citadel: Honey Bunny.Samantha connection (personal unconfirmed). Relationship rumors have surfaced repeatedly from a pickleball event sighting to a recent Dubai hand-holding clip but neither has publicly confirmed anything.
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Personal status in the press. Reports say he was previously married to Shhyamali De; some outlets claim they divorced in 2022, while others still describe them as married — there’s no on-record statement from Raj clarifying it.
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Reputation and lane. Raj & DK are known for genre-bending, witty crime stories that mix mainstream hooks with indie sensibilities; The Family Man is cited by their company as Prime Video India’s most-watched show.
