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Meet Samantha Ruth Prabhu's close friend who has stood by her for decades, actress says 'Is he like a friend or...'
The actress once wrote on Instagram, 'To those of you fighting hard battles, this one's for you. Keep fighting… we'll be stronger than ever… and stronger forever soon.' read more
Samantha Ruth Prabhu's close friend is someone who may not be known to all but she has spoken about him fondly in the past. He once gave a special gift to her and described her as a 'Woman of Steel.'
The actress once wrote on Instagram, 'To those of you fighting hard battles, this one's for you. Keep fighting… we'll be stronger than ever… and stronger forever soon.'
'Is he like a brother? A dear friend? Or family? I honestly don't know how to describe it,' she said. We are talking about Rahul Ravindran. But who is he?
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Born on June 23, 1981, the actress' close-friend is an actor, director, and screenwriter. He made his debut in the Tamil film Moscowin Kavery, before playing leading roles as a man with cerebral palsy in Vinmeengal and as a mechanic in Soorya Nagaram. He has also done a commercial for filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee.
The actor made his Bollywood debut with Alia Bhatt in Vasan Bala's 2024 action-thriller Jigra.
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