Review: Shaakuntalam doesn’t match audiences’ expectations
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By Prabhatha Rigobertha
15/04/2023
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Gunasekhar’s Shaakuntalam is an adaptation of Kalidasa’s “Abhignana Sakuntalam”. He should have put in more effort to make engaging for contemporary audiences.
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This is an ambitious attempt but Gunasekhar hasn’t got the technical finesse or storytelling craft needed for a film of this scale.
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Samantha
does a good job of bringing out both the naivety of an ashram girl and the stoic strength of a wronged woman.
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Dev Mohan
as Dushyant also shows a wide range of emotions. He is very convincing in all his shades.
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Gunasekhar deserves appreciation for how he treats the reunion of Shakuntala and Dushyant.
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Shaakuntalam has a plethora of supporting characters but there are only a few who make an impression.
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The special effects are not perfect but still, they are not a complete write-off either. The costumes by Neeta Lulla are absolutely eye catchy.
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The biggest problem with Shaakuntalam is the TV serial treatment of Gunasekhar. His narrative style hasn’t got the brevity that is needed.
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Instead of focusing on the tribulations of Shakuntala in the second half, the film becomes more about Dushyant’s redemption.
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The comic bits make the viewers feel more frustration than happiness. The demon gang led by Kabir Singh Duban are caricatures.
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Mani Sharma’s music and background score is good but needed to be far more impactful for a movie of this nature.
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