India, July 4 -- Nandini Reddy and Samantha Ruth Prabhu had worked together for years before they did some of their best work in Maa Inti Bangaaram. As the filmmaker is quick to point out to Hindustan Times, three (Jabardasth in 2012, Oh! Baby in 2019) of her six films have been with the actor. So it's only natural to witness firsthand how she has grown in both her career and personal life. (Also Read: How pregnant Samantha Ruth Prabhu shot Maa Inti Bangaaram song, chase sequence: 'No top sun, proper breaks' | Interview)

"We've had quite the journey," says Nandini, while talking about the actor. In fact, in 2022, while wishing the filmmaker on her birthday, the actor wrote, "From seeing me at my highest highs to my lowest lows, you've be...