When Samantha Ruth Prabhu's father Joseph Prabhu commented on her divorce with Naga Chaitanya, 'Life is too...'

Samanatha Ruth Prabhu's father Joseph Prabhu passed away on November 29, 2024. The Khushi actress shared the news on social media. On her Insta stories, she made a sad note for her father. Her post read, 'Until we meet again Dad'. Since then, old quotes of actress talking about her equation with father Joseph Prabhu have gone viral. Amid all of it, a quote from Joseph Prabhu about Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya's divorce has also resurfaced on the web.

When Joseph Prabhu commented on Naga Chaitanya an Samantha Ruth Prabhu's divorce

In 2021, Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya parted ways. After being together for approximately four years, they opted for divorce. It was a heart breaking news for fans and their separation ruled entertainment news sections for a while. Samantha made quite a few posts about trolling and more on social media. Her father had also made posts. He had shared some nostalgic pictures from Samantha and Naga Chaitanya's wedding. On one of the posts, replying to a user, Joseph Prabhu stated that the divorce came as 'bolts from the blue'. In another message, he replied to a user saying that it look him a long time to overcome the crisis, as reported by entertainment news section of India.com. He wrote, "It took me a long time to overcome my emotions and feelings. Life is too short to sit down with feelings and get bogged down." Back in 2023, Samantha's father on a post was asked why isn't he ever seen with the actress. To this, he had replied saying that 'I don't like to be seen with celebs'.

In several interviews, Samantha Ruth Prabhu confessed that she had a difficult relationship with her father Joseph Prabhu. In one of the interviews, she shared that she had a tough time seeking validation from her father. To Galatta India, she was quoted saying, "All my life growing up, I had to fight for validation. My father was kind of like... I think most Indian parents are like that. They think they're protecting you. He actually told me, 'You're not that smart. This is just the standard of Indian education. That's why even you can get a first rank.' When you say that to a child, I really believed for the longest time that I'm not smart and not good enough."