Samantha's
highly
anticipated
pan-India
release
of
epic
fantasy
drama
Shaakuntalam,
under
the
direction
of
maverick
filmmaker
Gunasekhar,
is
getting
ready
to
hit
the
screens
all
over
the
world.
The
movie
was
released
on
April
14
at
the
theatres
to
a
mixed
response.
Shaakuntalam
is
based
on
the
literary
work
of
Kalidasa
based
on
'Abhignana
Saakunthalam.'
This
is
one
of
the
epic
tales
of
Mahabharatha.
Sakunthala
and
Dushyantha
fall
in
love
at
first
sight
and
get
married
in
a
Gandharva-style
wedding.
A
pregnant
Sakunthala
then
sets
off
to
find
Dushyantha,
seeking
her
place.
What
happens
next
is
all
about
Saakunthalam.
Ahead
of
the
film's
theatrical
release,
a
premiere
was
organized
in
Hyderabad.
A
few
of
them
who
had
watched
the
premiere
shared
their
views
on
Shaakuntalam
through
their
handles
on
various
social
media
websites.
Check
out
a
few
tweets
here,
that
give
an
insight
into
what
to
expect
out
of
Samantha's
Shaakuntalam.
Shaakuntalam
stars
Dev
Mohan,
Sachin
Khedekar,
Aditi
Balan,
Ananya
Nagalla,
Mohan
Babu,
Prakash
Raj,
Gautami,
Madhoo,
Kabir
Bedi,
Jisshnu
Sengupta,
Kabir
Duhan
Singh,
Allu
Arha,
Varshini
Sounderajan,
Harish
Uthaman,
Subbaraju,
Aadarsh
Balakrishna,
and
Yash
Puri
among
others
in
crucial
roles.
The
film's
cinematography
was
handled
by
Sekhar
V
Joseph,
and
Prawin
Pudi
worked
as
the
editor.
Mani
Sharma
composed
the
film's
entire
soundtrack
and
score.
Shaakuntalam
is
produced
by
Neelima
Guna
under
Gunaa
Teamworks
banner.
Dil
Raju's
Sri
Venkateswara
Creations
is
presenting
the
movie.