Santosh Shoban opens up on financial struggles and how brother Sangeet came to the rescue

During the trailer launch event, Santosh Shobhan made some interesting comments about his career and family.

• Santosh Shobhan returns with Couple Friendly after two-year break
• He credits his brother's support for his career comeback
• "Couple Friendly" gets positive youth response on Valentine's Day release

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Tollywood young actor Santosh Shobhan has been waiting, struggling and working hard to bag one hit film at the box office for quite some time now. And now, after a long time, he has come back to the big screen with his new romantic movie Couple Friendly.

The film was released on February 14 for Valentine’s Day, and it is receiving a good response from audiences and young couples. During the trailer launch event, Santosh Shobhan made some interesting comments about his career and family.

Talking about the long break in his career Santosh Shobhan said "My younger brother is earning well so I took a break for two years. That rest helped me a lot."

He explained that his brother’s support gave him peace and time to choose the right script. He also added that both of them depend on cinema income for their lives. He thanked his brother for giving him this comfort and called it a luxury in his career.

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Santosh Shobhan said that Couple Friendly is very special to him. He confidently said "This is the best movie of my career." He shared that he strongly believes in the story and characters. He praised director Ashwin Chandrasekhar and said many good films will come from him in the future. He also appreciated actress Manasa Varanasi for her performance and dedication.

The actor was last seen in the 2023 film Joruga Husharuga Shikaaru Podhama. After that he stayed away from films for more than two years. Fans were curious about his absence and his recent comments gave clarity.

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During the event, Santosh Shobhan also spoke about his love for Prabhas. He said "I am a big fan of Prabhas." He spoke about the film Varsham directed by his father Sobhan and said Prabhas character Venkat inspired him deeply in love matters.

Couple Friendly is produced by Dheeraj Mogilineni. The film was shot in Nellore, Chittoor and Chennai.