Samantha's
latest
fantasy
love
story
from
the
Mythological
epic
Mahabharatha,
'Shaakuntalam,'
which
deals
with
the
love
story
of
Sakuntala
and
Dushyanta
was
released
all
over
the
world
on
April
14.
The
movie
opened
to
disastrous
reviews
in
all
languages
it
was
released.
Shaakuntalam
remained
one
of
the
top
most
disaster
films
of
Samantha
in
her
entire
career.
The
actress,
who
pinned
several
hopes
on
this
female-centric
movie
was
shattered
about
the
scale
of
its
failure.
However,
she
immediately
made
peace
with
the
result
and
even
posted
a
cryptic
note
in
reaction
to
the
film's
result.
Meanwhile,
Arohi
Rao,
a
Telugu
Telangana
News
channel's
anchor
who
took
part
in
the
Bigg
Boss
Telugu
reality
show
Season
6
watched
Shaakuntalam.
Although
a
bit
late
for
a
review,
she
shared
her
opinion
on
Samantha's
Shaakuntalam
through
social
media.
There
were
some
controversial
statements
in
her
opinion,
that
made
her
hit
the
news
headlines.
According
to
Arohi
Rao's
Shaakuntalam
review,
she
agreed,
"There
is
a
lag
in
the
movie.
For
people
who
are
unaware
of
mythology,
the
movie
might
seem
like
a
Panchatantra
story.
And
who
all
said
Samantha's
performance
isn't
nice,
they
must
be
Naga
Chaitanya
fans."
Arohi
also
said,
"The
story
was
picturized
as
it
is
without
any
drama.
Had
there
been
any
drama,
it
would
have
been
better.
Arha
is
very
nice
and
performed
well
but
there
are
also
so
many
who
are
better
performers
than
her
and
awaiting
an
opportunity.
As
far
as
I'm
concerned,
the
movie
is
not
a
flop."
Directed
by
Gunasekhar
and
produced
by
his
daughter
Neelima
Guna
under
the
Gunaa
Teamworks
in
association
with
Dil
Raju's
Sri
Venkateswara
Creations,
the
movie
was
made
on
a
whopping
budget
of
Rs
50
Crore.
Within
a
week
after
its
release,
Samantha's
Shaakuntalam
is
struggling
to
earn
Rs
10
Crore
at
the
box
office.