Filmmaker Raj Nidimoru of the Raj & DK duo turned 46 on August 4. His wife, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and sister, Sheetal Nidimoru, had special birthday wishes for him. His sister even recalled childhood memories of them while Samantha went down memory lane of them shooting for Maa Inti Bangaaram.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Raj Nidimoru married in December last year.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s posts on Raj Nidimoru’s birthday

Samantha did not post anything specific for Raj at the time of writing, but she ensured to shower him with love nonetheless. Reposting his sister’s birthday post for him on her Instagram Stories, she wrote, “This is all,” with red heart emojis. Her production house, Tralala Moving Pictures, also posted behind-the-scenes footage of Raj and Samantha from the shooting of Maa Inti Bangaaram. Reposting it, she wrote, “Raj,” with heart emojis.

The video features Samantha’s voiceover from the film’s pre-release event, where she revealed that she did not want to act in it, but Raj convinced her to do so. It shows him directing some shots, with director Nandini Reddy and producer Himank Duvvuru on set too. Later, the video also includes footage of DK telling Raj that he hopes he has done something good, because it’s the first time he has done something without him.

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