Sat Nov 30 09:23:48 UTC 2024: ## Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Father Passes Away
**MUMBAI, INDIA** – Samantha Ruth Prabhu, the renowned South Indian actress, is mourning the loss of her father, Joseph Prabhu, who passed away on Friday. The cause of death has not yet been revealed.
Prabhu’s death was announced by Samantha herself through a brief Instagram story, simply stating “Until we meet again Dad” accompanied by a heartbroken emoji. Fellow actress Teja Sajja offered her condolences via Twitter, expressing sympathy for Samantha and her family.
Samantha frequently spoke about her close relationship with her father and the support he provided throughout her acting career. However, she also publicly discussed a complex relationship, revealing in recent interviews that she had struggled to gain his validation growing up. In one interview, she described her father’s comments about her intelligence as having affected her self-perception.
Joseph Prabhu previously made headlines in 2022 following Samantha’s divorce from actor Naga Chaitanya, sharing a Facebook post that alluded to the end of a chapter and the beginning of a new story.
Samantha and Chaitanya were married from 2017 to 2021. Chaitanya is reportedly set to remarry soon.
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