Before Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Naga Chaitanya was to marry this Telugu actor’s daughter?

Samantha Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya were one of the most loved couples of Telugu cinema industry, who had fans from over India. The couple ChaySam was always the talk of the town both before and after their divorce. But was Naga Chaitanya to marry ...

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya were fans’ favorite couple, and the news of their divorce shocked the netizens. The couple fell in love during the shoot of their 2010 film Maaya Chesave and dated many years before finally tying knots in 2017. Their marriage, however, couldn’t last long, and they announced their divorce in October 2021.

During their four-year marriage, Chaitanya and Prabhu made many public appearances, and they always spoke about their love in interviews. Even now, eleven months after the couple had officially announced the separation, they are still the talk of the town.

In the recent season of Karan Johar hosted Koffee With Karan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu featured in one of the episodes and talked about her failed marriage. She stated that her relationship with Naga Chaitanya had reached such a point that if left alone in a room, all the sharp objects needed to be removed.


The couple’s marriage was a trendy topic back in 2017, and that’s when a piece of news came up to the surface that if not for Samantha, Naga Chaitanya could have married the daughter of the Nandamuri family.

Naga Chaitanya belongs to one of the most influential families in the Telugu film industry.

He is the son of the superstar of the Telugu film industry Akkineni Nageswara Rao and just like his father; he has also gained a huge respect for his craft among the audience. Apart from the Akkineni family, another highly popular star family is the Nandamuri family. The most influential superstar from this family is the legendary NT Rama Rao. Actors like Jr. NTR and Nandamuri Balakrishna have carried the legacy of the Nandamuri family forward.
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Rumours, which went back to 2017 and were circulated during the ChaySam marriage, suggested that both the powerful families of the Telugu industry would have been connected by the marriage of Naga Chaitanya. Many sources revealed that iconic stars Nandamuri Balakrishna and Nagarjuna wished their children to get married some twelve years ago. Nandamuri Balakrishna wanted her daughter and Chaitanya to tie knots, and if reports are to be believed, even Naga Chaitanya gave his approval to the same.

During that time, both family members were seen meeting each other frequently, and it seemed as if they were really planning on moving forward with the alliance.

But when Naga Chaitanya started dating Samantha while shooting for Ye Maaya in 2010, he expressed his wish to marry her, the plans of the former alliance did not work out. The reports of the marriage of Naga Chaitanya and Balakrishna’s daughter are still considered a part of ‘rumours’ as none from either family has ever spoken anything regarding this matter.

When did Samantha and Chaitanya fall in love and marry?

Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Akkineni Naga Chaitanya met for the first time on the film sets of their breakthrough movie Ye Maaya Chesave. As per the reports, Samantha was dating Siddharth and Chaitanya was in a relationship with Shruti Hassan at that time. When the movie was released, people started to gush over the chemistry with ChaySam, and soon after that, they began dating each other. They did another film together in 2015. The two usually posted about each other on social media but remained secretive about their relationship. Later the same year, Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya’s father, revealed in an interview that his son had found someone. Finally, in 2017, on January 29, the couple announced their engagement with a swoon-worthy picture that won millions of hearts on the internet. The couple had a destination wedding in October 2017, which looked nothing less than a fairytale. They had both- Christian and Hindu- wedding ceremonies.
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When did ChaySam break up?
The couple remained to be one of the most loved people in the Telugu industry even after their marriage. However, rumours of their separation started floating around when Samantha changed her Instagram display name from Samantha Akkineni to S, and both deleted some of their pictures. The rumours were confirmed on October 2, 2021, when Naga Chaitanya and Samantha took to their social media platforms to announce their divorce.

This was the end of their dreamy relationship. However, both remain cordial to each other and have stated that they have no bitter feelings. In an interview after the divorce, Samantha said that Chaitanya still is her most cherished friend as he has known her since the time she had nothing.

Recently, Naga Chaitanya also gave an interview where he revealed that he has no intentions of hiding his tattoo, which has their marriage date, and he considers Sam a good friend.
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