Naga Chaitanya, son of superstar Nagarjuna and Lakshmi Daggubati, made his debut in the Telugu film industry in 2009 with Josh

A year later, Naga Chaitanya and Samantha shared screen for Gautam Vasudev Menon`s romantic drama `Ye Maya Chesave`. The film marked Samantha`s debut as an actress. The two developed a bond that soon turned into a beautiful friendship and later a relationship while working together on the 2010 release

It was followed by a couple more silver-screen outings, including `Majili`, and finally the Nagarjuna home-production `Manam`, which sealed Samantha`s place as a bona fide member of the Akkineni family

It was a match made in tinseltown heaven, it seemed at the time. He, the son of a leading Tollywood star, and scion of the Akkineni film family. And she, a talented artiste who had earned her place in the southern film industry -- first in Tamil and later in Telugu

Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu tied the knot on October 6, 2017. The destination wedding took place at Hotel W in Goa, which was attended by their families and close friends

It was a royal affair with celebs, politicians and other socialites in attendance. ChaySam, as the couple is fondly called by fans, held a Mehendi ceremony ahead of the Hindu wedding.

For the wedding ceremony, Samantha wore a special sari that was owned by Chaitanya`s grandmother, D. Rajeswari, wife of popular producer D. Ramanaidu

And on October 7, 2017, they got married according to the Christian ceremony. Reportedly, Rs 10 crore was spent for the wedding of Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya

They shared glimpses from their dreamy marriage in the years to follows on social media

In October 2021, the couple released an official statement n the status of the their marriage . They were done, they announced

Months after the separation announcement reports of Naga Chaitanya rumorued to be dating actress Sobhita Dhulipala also surfaced

In an old video, Naga Chaitanya admitted he cheated in a relationship. The video, which was shot during the promotion of his film `Shailaja Reddy Alludu` in 2018, shows Naga sitting with his co-actor Anu Emmanuel as they engage in a `Never Have I Ever` game

Around May 2022, Naga and Sobhita were spotted together in Hyderabad where the actress was promoting her film, Major.  It was reported that the actress celebrated her birthday along with Naga and some friends

Sobhita was seen at Naga’s new home in Hyderabad`s Jubilee Hills worth Rs 15 crore at the time of purchase. The two were reportedly sighted visiting the location, most likely taking a tour around the place. "After a few hours, they left together in the same car," a source told IANS

After much speculation, on August 8, 2024, the couple made their relationship official. Nagarjuna took to twitter to bless the couple and welcome Sobhita to the Akkineni family

Sobhita and Naga Chitanya exchanged rings at the latter`s Hyderabad residence in the presence of family

On October 21, Sobhita dropped pictures from her Pasupu danchadam ritual, marking the beginning of the wedding festivities

The ritual involves women pounding turmeric in a pestle, and the turmeric is then stored for use in other wedding functions. The ceremony also involves decorating the house and inviting guests to participate

It is a ritual that is followed in the Telugu speaking states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana which marks the beginning of wedding festivities. It is held after the engagement ceremony and before the haldi

Sharing the pictures, Sobhita wrote, "Godhuma Raayi /Pasupu danchatam. And so it begins!"