India, Dec. 1 -- Filmmaker Raj Nidimoru and actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu tied the knot in a Linga Bhairavi Vivaha at the Isha Foundation in Coimbatore on December 1. It has been rumoured that they have been dating since 2024, before they made it official this year. Know all about Raj's first marriage, his work and more. (Also Read: Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Raj Nidimoru exchange rings at Isha Foundation; see pictures of their wedding)

Raj was born in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, to a Telugu family on August 4, 1975. His friend and the second half of the famous Raj & DK filmmaking duo, Krishna Dasarakothapalli, was born in Chittoor, AP. They met while studying at the SVU College of Engineering, and after graduation, they emigrated to the United St...