Samantha-starrer ‘Shaakuntalam’ to hit theatres on 17 February

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Shaakuntalam, directed by Gunasekhar, will hit the big screens worldwide on 17 February.

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Shaakuntalam is based on renowned poet-playwright Kalidasa’s play “Abhijnana Shakuntalam”, written in the 4th Century CE.

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The play narrates the epic love story between Shakuntala — daughter of sage Viswamitra and apsara Menaka — and Dushyant, King of Hastinapura.

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While Samantha will play Shakuntala, Sufiyim Sujayatu-fame Dev Mohan will essay the role of Dushyant in this movie.

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Neelima Guna is producing it under the banner of Gunaa Teamworks. Dil Raju is presenting it through Sri Venkateswara Creations banner.

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Mani Sharma is scoring the music and Sekhar V Joseph is handling the camera. Prawin Pudi is the editor.

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It also starts Sachin Khedekar, Kabir Bedi, Mohan Babu, Prakash Raj, Madhubala, Gautami, Aditi Balan, Ananya Nagalla, and Jisshu Sengupta.

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It will be released simultaneously in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi languages.

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Gunasekhar is known for his works like Laati (1992), Choodalani Undi (1998), Okkadu (2003), and Rudramadevi (2015).

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Samantha recently delivered a hit with Yashoda and is currently working on Shiva Nirvana’s Kushi, a romantic comedy.

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