New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- Samantha Ruth Prabhu acknowledged a message from her new sister-in-law this week, days after marrying filmmaker Raj Nidimoru. The actor shared her thanks on Instagram, responding to a public note posted by Raj's sister, Sheetal Nidimoru, after the ceremony in Coimbatore.

Sheetal had uploaded the first group photo from the wedding, giving a wider look at the quiet family gathering held on 1 December. The image, shared on Instagram, came with a long caption welcoming Samantha into their home.

In her post, Sheetal explained that she had been at the Chandrakund for prayers during the pradoṣha period when the wedding rituals were underway. She wrote that she had been standing in the water, shaking from the cold, wh...