Shyamali Dey is the ex-wife of Indian film producer Raj Nidimoru. After getting married in 2015, the couple is reported to be separating in 2022 after he got engaged to actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Although there is no confirmation on the exact date of their divorce, Raj and Samantha have been dating for a few years after first seeing each other in The Family Man season 2. The two got married through Linga Bhairavi marriage with Bhoota Shuddhi ritual at Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore on December 1, 2025. And now it seems the former assistant director and partner of the 50-year-old man has finally responded to their marriage.
On December 2, just a day after the wedding, Shyamali Dey shared a photo of the Milky Way galaxy on her Instagram account. Reflecting on how small human existence is in the vastness of the universe, he pointed to a spot on the celestial body and wrote, “We live here.” This is her first update after her ex-husband’s marriage and also when she wrote about ‘desperate people do desperate things’.
Shyamali Dey has remained silent about the union of her ex-boyfriend and his new wife. She is known for sharing updates containing indirect comments, which viewers often associate with possible surprise over their relationship. Raj Nidimoru and Samantha Ruth Prabhu went from coworker to low-key dating and then flaunting their romance on social media, with the actress making it Instagram official at the beginning of the year. It is also rumored that the two got engaged as early as February 2025 and decided to keep it a secret from the public eye.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu was previously married to Naga Chaitanya for four years from 2017 to 2021, who married Shobhita Dhulipala in 2024. The Tegulu cinema star also reacted to the wedding while talking about his career, on the occasion of the second anniversary of his series Dhootha. He wrote about making choices based on creativity and honesty and giving your best, which people will connect with. This was his first post after the ceremony.
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