Samantha Ruth Prabhu's Father's Death: South superstar actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu has received bad news amid the success of her recently released web series 'Citadel, Honey Bunny'. The actress shared an emotional post on her social media and told the fans that her father Joseph Prabhu has passed away. Samantha is completely broken after her father's shadow went away from her head, she wrote something on her Instagram story giving the news of her father's death, which has upset her fans too. The actress posted a 'heartbroken' emoji and wrote 'Until we meet again'. However, the cause of her father's death is not known yet.

Had a 'strained relationship' with father

After the death of Joseph Prabhu, friends from the film industry are now consoling Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Actor Teja Sajja wrote for Samantha in a tweet, 'I pray to God that you find peace with the memories spent with your father. My deepest condolences to you and your family members.' Recently, Samantha spoke openly about her 'strained' relationship with her father in an interview. Samantha said, 'Growing up, I had to struggle to prove myself all my life. My father was like this... I think most Indian parents are like this. They think they are securing you.'

Father had shared the wedding photos.

Samantha further said, one day my father said to me- 'You are not that smart', when you say this to a child, I really believed for a long time that I am not smart and not that good.' Let us tell you that in 2022, Fatherr Joseph shared pictures of Samantha and Naga Chaitanya's wedding a year after their separation. He shared some memories of his daughter's wedding on Facebook, in which Samantha was wearing a white gown, while Naga Chaitanya was wearing a black tuxedo in some pictures. In the photo, Naga Chaitanya was posing with his family and guests. In the caption of the photo, Samantha Ruth Prabhu's father wrote, 'Long ago, there was a story… and it no longer exists! So, let's start a new story and a new chapter!'