The late Joseph Prabhu, known for his reserved nature and rarely appearing publicly with his daughter Samantha, is now in the spotlight due to an old social media post. In the post, he defended Samantha following her divorce from her Majili co-star Naga Chaitanya,

Samantha Ruth Prabhu revealed it was painful when she and Naga Chaitanya separated. However, clarified that she didn't revamp her wedding gown out of revenge.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Naga Chaitanya's divorce left the actress' late father in shock, and he couldn't come to terms with it for over a year.

In the now-resurfaced post, Samantha Ruth Prabhu wrote, "Long long ago, There was a story, And it doesn’t exist anymore! So, let’s start a new story; And a new chapter!" At the time, Joseph Prabhu also shared throwback photos from ChaySam’s wedding.