3 min learnHyderabadJun 24, 2026 08:59 PM IST
Samantha Ruth Prabhu confirmed on Wednesday that she is pregnant. Talking to the media through the success meet of Maa Inti Bangaaram, the actor stated she will probably be taking a maternity break after wrapping up her present commitments.
“After Maa Inti Bangaaram, I must take a small break, given my situation. I’ll must take maternity depart. After that I’ll be again with one other movie for my followers,” Samantha stated.
The affirmation comes after days of on-line hypothesis that started with clips from the success celebrations of Maa Inti Bangaaram, wherein followers observed what appeared like a visual child bump. The excitement had already drawn some help from these round her.
‘Her being pregnant comes at a lovely time’
Sources near the film’s group confirmed to SCREEN that the being pregnant information had arrived at a becoming time alongside the movie’s success, and that she was due in December 2026, whereas nonetheless stopping wanting a private affirmation from the actress herself. “Samantha is in her first trimester, and the couple could be very blissful about it, particularly Samantha, who all the time needed to turn out to be a mom,” they stated.
Later, the director of Maa Inti Bangaaram director Nandini Reddy additionally spoke in regards to the actor’s being pregnant and shared with Cinema Specific, “Her being pregnant comes at a lovely time, as our movie, Maa Inti Bangaaram has turn out to be successful.”
The hypothesis about her being pregnant began when she arrived for the success meet of the movie with what gave the impression to be a child bump. Nandini famous that this was a “aware selection.”
About Samantha and Raj Nidimoru
Samantha married filmmaker Raj Nidimoru in December 2025 in a non-public ceremony on the Linga Bhairavi Temple inside the Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore. The 2 first acquainted with one another whereas working collectively on The Household Man 2, wherein Samantha performed the broadly praised position of Raji. Their skilled partnership continued with Citadel: Honey Bunny in 2024.
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Samantha was beforehand married to actor Naga Chaitanya from 2017 to 2021, whereas Nidimoru was earlier married to Shhyamali De.
Maa Inti Bangaaram’s success on the field workplace
The being pregnant comes throughout one of the vital profitable skilled stretches for Samantha in recent times. Maa Inti Bangaaram, directed by Nandini Reddy and produced below Samantha’s personal banner Tralala Shifting Footage together with Nidimoru and Himank Reddy Duvvuru, has crossed Rs 50 crore worldwide since its launch on June 19, with collections rising by its opening weekend on robust phrase of mouth.
The movie additionally marks her third collaboration with Nandini Reddy, after Jabardasth in 2013 and Oh! Child in 2019, and is broadly seen as her comeback as a number one actress following her prognosis with myositis, an autoimmune situation affecting muscle energy, which she had spoken about publicly in recent times.
Along with her personal affirmation now on report, Samantha’s remark about returning with one other movie for her followers after the break suggests she doesn’t intend to step away from work for lengthy as she prepares for a welcome change in her life.
