Nagarjuna, Naga Chaitanya's father, called the separation very unfortunate. Before Naga, Samantha was reportedly in a relationship with Rang De Basanti star Siddharth. As soon as the news came out of Samantha's divorce, Siddharth tweeted, "One of the first lessons I learnt from a teacher in school. Cheaters never prosper. What's yours?".