Shaakuntalam

Director Gunasekhar’s Telugu film Shaakuntalam, a retelling of Shakuntala’s story from Mahabharata, is an ambitious experiment. The makers hope that the audience will be awed by the romance between Shakuntala and Dushyant and the origin story of king Bharath in 3D. If the contemporary audience can watch international superhero and fantasy stories, why not a tale from our epics? The intent is appreciable and the director gets Samantha Ruth Prabhu to portray Shakuntala’s resilience and the actor is convincing. But the film falls woefully short in its technical finesse and the screenplay, too, is choppy. Samantha Ruth Prabhu: We have come a long way to find our place in the film industry One of the better segments of Shaakuntalam, though melodramatic, unfolds in the court of Dushyant (Dev Mohan), the king of the Puru dynasty. Shakuntala’s adopted mother (Gauthami) and friends (Adarsh Balakrishna and Yash Puri) from Kanva maharshi’s ashram are at a loss to help Shakuntala after Dushyant declares that he has never seen her so that he may accept her as his wife or her unborn child as his own. Shakuntala, who until then silently takes in the heartbreak and disappointment, speaks up and confronts the king, only to be humiliated. Samantha and Dev Mohan make the scene stand out. Shaakuntalam Cast: Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Dev Mohan Direction: Gunasekhar Music: Mani Sharma The first hour passes in the forests, presented in a Disney-like manner, narrating how Shakuntala and her friends A...

Synopsis Shakuntala, daughter of Meneka and Rishi Vishwamitra lives in forest with her teacher, Rishi Kanva. In the forest she meets King Dushyant, falls in love with him and the two get married. After she has their baby (Prince Bharata), Dushyant leaves her in the forest with a promise to come back for her soon. However, due to a sage's curse, Dushyant forgets all about Shakuntala, until destiny brings them together again.

New Delhi: Finally, the makers of Shaakuntalam have released the trailer of the movie starring The rest of the trailer offers a glimpse of Shakuntala's hardship after the curse of Rishi Durvasa, which made king Dushyant forget his love for Shakuntala. Towards the end of the trailer, the makers introduced Allu Arjun's daughter Allu Arha as Shakuntala and Dushyant's son Bharat. In the scene, little Bharat is riding on a lion's back. Watch the Shaakuntalam trailer below: The mythological drama is based on Kalidasa's Abhijnana Shakuntalam. The story revolves around an epic love story of Shakuntala and King Dushyant of Mahabharat. The movie also stars Kabir Bedi, Prakash Raj, Sachin Khedekar, Jisshu Sengupta, Dr M Mohan Babu, Madhubala, Gautami, Aditi Balan and Ananya Nagalla in pivotal roles. Shaakuntalam will be released in Telugu Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada on February 17, 2023. Earlier, the film was scheduled to release last year on November 4, but the makers postponed it owing to the film being chosen to be converted into a 3D format.

Shaakuntalam Story: Based on Kalidasa’s Abhijnana Shakuntalam, this is the love story of King Dushyant and sage Vishwakarma and Menaka’s daughter Shakuntala. Sage Durvasa’s curse makes Dushyant forget all about Shakuntala until the spell breaks and the two reunite. Shaakuntalam Review: In this movie, one of the most revered poems by ancient Indian poet Kalidasa is retold on a grand scale. Whether the dreamlike milieu when Shakuntala (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) and Dushyant (Dev Mohan) romance or the stark backdrop of war sequences, the production and visual appeal have been dialled up in a big way. The film quickly displays its CGI and action prowess when Dushyant valiantly saves a village from wild beasts, including tigers and wolves. The viewers are then introduced to Shakuntala and Dushyant’s love story in the high dynamic range, with an uber-colourful forest replete with butterflies, peacocks, deer and flora. The film does not lose its grip on grandiosity, including in the stop-motion animation of mythological backstories. While you marvel at the visuals, the VFX, Ashok Kumar’s art direction and Joseph V Sekhar’s cinematography in creating the mythological world, the overall storytelling is a tad underwhelming. It covers a series of events, but director Gunasekhar does not venture too boldly in terms of the narrative. The chronicle is a bit too straightforward for all the grand scale and cinematic experience. Mani Sharma’s rich melodies, from the soothing ‘Mallika Mallika’ ...

Shaakuntalam (2023 Movies): Shakuntala, daughter of Meneka and Rishi Vishwamitra lives in forest with her teacher, Rishi Kanva. In the forest she meets King Dushyant, falls in love with him and the two get married. After she has their baby (Prince Bharata), Dushyant leaves her in the forest with a promise to come back for her soon. However, due to a sage’s curse, Dushyant forgets all about Shakuntala, until destiny brings them together again.

Running time 142 minutes Country India Language Telugu Budget ₹65 crore Box office ₹20 crore Shaakuntalam is an 2023 Indian The project was announced in October 2020 by Gunasekhar. The film's production began in February 2021 at ₹65 crore. The film was theatrically released on 14 April 2023. The film was panned by critics and became a huge Plot [ ] The movie starts as Menaka leaves the baby near Rishi Kanva's hermitage before returning to heaven. During the summer, King Dushyanta pursued an antelope in the forest, when he was confronted by an ascetic. The ascetic told him that that the creature belonged to the ashrama of Kanva, and he was not to violate the sanctity of the land by slaying it. Dushyanta agreed to not kill the antelope, and was encouraged to visit the ashrama. He was told that he would be welcomed by Shakuntala, Kanva's adopted daughter, due to the sage's absence. Upon entering the ashrama, he came across three exquisite girls watering the plants, and became infatuated with Shakuntala, who was one among the trio. After a conversation with the bevy, he learnt that the true parents of Shakuntala were Vishvamitra and Menaka, which made Shakuntala a suitable bride for him due to her Kshatriya parentage. Dushyanta, however, chose not to reveal his identity. The company broke up due to hearing that an elephant was running amok, and Shakuntala grew enamoured of the visitor. The king directed his general to stop the chaos and instruct his men to stay away from the a...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 10 (ANI): Makers of the upcoming pan-India mythological drama film ‘Shaakuntalam’ announced the new theatrical release date on Friday. Taking to Instagram, trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared a poster of the film which he captioned, “SAMANTHA – DEV MOHAN: NEW RELEASE DATE FOR PAN-INDIA FILM ‘SHAAKUNTALAM’… Team #Shaakuntalam #3D – starring #Samantha and #DevMohan – announce new release date: 14 April 2023… #AlluArjun’s daughter #AlluArha portrays a key role… Directed by #Gunasekhar. Presented by #DilRaju and produced by #NeelimaGuna, #Shaakuntalam #3D will release in #Telugu, #Hindi, #Tamil, #Malayalam and #Kannada.” ‘Shaakuntalam’ is all set to hit the big screens on April 24, 2023. The Pan-India mythological romantic drama stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Dev Mohan in lead roles. Earlier the film was slated to hit the theatres on February 17, 2023. The film is based on a popular Indian play Shakuntala by Kalidasa. Shakuntala is the wife of king Dushyant and the mother of emperor Bharata. King Dushyant meets Shakuntala when he is out on a hunting trip in the jungle. They fell in love and got married as per the Gandharva system. It will be out in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. Samantha was recently seen in the sci-fi thriller film ‘Yashoda’ which received positive responses from the audience. She will be next seen in an upcoming romantic film ‘Khusi’ opposite actor Vijay Deverakonda and in the action thriller web series ‘Citadel’ a...

Indian actors Dev Mohan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu on a poster of 'Shaakuntalam'. Gunaa Teamworks Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Shaakuntalam opened to mixed reviews and has had an underwhelming run at the box office in the first three days of the release on Friday, April 14. The film has reportedly made a worldwide gross collection that fell below $2 million worldwide in its first weekend. In India, the film grossed below $1 million. Shaakuntalam is based on the ancient Indian play titled Abhigyan Shakuntalam that was written by Kalidasa (best known for Sanskrit works such as Meghadoota). It is the story of Shakuntala - the child of fairy Menaka and saint Vishwamitra, as per the legend. She was abandoned by her parents at her birth, and grew up to become the partner of King Dushyant. Gunasekhar’s is not the first time that Abhigyan Shakuntalam was adapted to the silver screen . Suchet Singh first made Shakuntala in 1920 and it featured US-based actor Dorothy in the lead role. Sarvottam Badami made it as Shakuntala in 1932 with Kamalabai in the lead role. It was made twice in the 40s as MS Subulaxmi’s Sakuntalai (1940) and V Shanataram’s Shakuntala that featured Jayashree in the lead role. InnovationRx: Scientists May Have Figured Out What’s Behind Long Covid The 1954 Bengali film Bidhilipi also featured Sandhyarani as Shakuntala. In the 60s, Saroja Devi-NT Rama Rao-starrer Sakuntala was also based on Abhigyan Shakuntalam. KR Vijaya’s Malayalam film Shakuntala was made in 1965. Jaya...