Shaakuntalam Day 3 Box Office Collection: Samantha's Expensive Fantasy Love Saga By Gunasekhar Underperforms!

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu's latest epic periodic fantasy drama 'Shaakuntalam,' written and directed by Gunasekhar is hitting the screens all over the world on April 14. The movie, which is a pan-Indian film made on a whopping budget is releasing in five languages. The makers of the movie organized premieres in Hyderabad as part of promotions to generate buzz ahead of the release. However, Shaakuntalam gained mixed reviews from fans and critics.

The rejection of Samantha's Shaakuntalam is shocking for the filmmakers as well as the fans. Samantha, who had pinned all her hopes on Shaakuntalam was positive and confident about the film's success. She embarked on a restless promotional activity for the movie, which she shouldered, despite being unwell. However, the result of Shaakuntal was a shocker to her.

Ever since the preview reports have come out four days before the movie's theatrical release, Samantha posted a message on her social media handles stating that the promotions and heavy schedules took a toll on her health and she fell sick. She refrained from promoting Shaakuntalam post the preview feedback came out negatively.

Meanwhile, although Allu Arjun's daughter Allu Arha's acting debut and her performance received great applause, it wasn't adequate for the entire movie which was made on a budget of about Rs 40 Crore to enthrall the viewers and fans.

Check out the day-wise box office collection of Samantha's Shaakuntalam here:
Day 1: Rs 3 Crore
Day 2: Rs 1.85 Crore
Day 3: Rs 2 Crore (Approximately)
Total 3 Days Collection: Rs 6.85 Crore

The periodic fantasy tale stars Malayalam actor Dev Mohan in the role of Dushyanta, making his Telugu debut. Manchu Mohan Babu is playing Durvasa Maharishi, and Sachin Khedekar will be seen in the role of Kanva Maharishi. Aditi Balan and Ananya Nagalla played the roles of Priyamvada and Anasuya in the movie. Prakash Raj can be seen playing Sarangi's character. Gautami Tadimalla plays Gautami, and Madhoo will be seen as Apsara Menaka. Kabir Bedi is cast as Kashyapa Maharishi and Jisshnu Sengupta as Indra Deva. Kabir Duhan Singh is seen as King Asura. Varshini Sounderajan played the role of Sanumathi. Allu Arha made her acting debut as Prince Bharata. In addition, Harish Uthaman, Subbaraji, Aadarsh Balakrishna, and Yash Puri played important characters in the film.

Shaakuntalam Crew

The film's screenplay is written by director Gunasekhar himself. Sekhar V Joseph cranked the camera as its cinematographer. Prawin Pudi worked as Shaakuntalam's editor. Mani Sharma composed the film's entire background score and tunes. Dil Raju's Sri Venkateswara Creations is presenting the film produced by Neelima Guna under the Gunaa Teamworks banners.