- By Simran Srivastav
- Mon, 20 May 2024 11:17 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Jr NTR is currently one of the most popular actors in India and has given several blockbuster movies in his career. The 'RRR' star has always kept his personal life out of public attention. But in 2006, the actor got caught up in a rumour as he was linked to his 'Ashok co-star Sameera Reddy. Fans loved their on-screen chemistry in 'Ashok', which became a classic movie over the years. In 2020, Sameera Reddy broke her silence on relationship rumours with Jr NTR and revealed their friendship was 'blown out of proportion'.
In an interview with Prema Malini for the YouTube channel Prema The Journalist, Sameera Reddy said, "The truth is that I'm a very friendly and straightforward girl. I'll not try to hide anything. The truth was that it was brown out of proportion because he is really wonderful co-star to work with. He taught me a lot. When I came to Telugu cinema, being a Telugu Reddy girl, I didn't know anything. He really took the time and I had heard from many that he is a very aloof boy. He doesn't talk to anybody. He won't even talk to you after the shot. But we got along and became friends. However, that friendship was blown out of proportion."
She added, "It became such big deal that it was too much being spoken and my family got upset. As much as I been bold actress in so many films, my father is still Andhra Reddy man at the end of the day and I have to answer to him. Somewhere he got questioned a lot by his family. When he kept asking me and I decided to move away from Telugu cinema because there was too much talk. Is he is going to marry her? or You have to marry him? Fans were saying a lot of things. People were only talking about us. They were not talking about my movies. They weren't talking about what I am capable of. The focus went from Sameera Reddy to Sameera NTR."
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She revealed that she distanced herself from Jr NTR due to their dating rumours. "I just distanced myself and I stopped talking to him after the movie Ashok. I realised that was the only way we could stop it. I known lot of people and I can just pick up my phone and talk to Gautham Menon, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor or anybody that I have worked with. It had created so much drama that decided to stop it," the 'De Dana Dan' said.
On the work front, Sameera was last seen in the Kannada movie 'Varadhanayaka'.
Jr NTR will next star in the pan-India movie 'Devara' along with Janhvi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan. He will also be seen in 'War 2' along with Hrithik Roshan and Kiara Advani.