‘Shaakunthalam’ is one film which raised a lot of buzz ever since it was announced. With Samantha playing the lead role, the expectations were high on this film and Gunasekhar who made super hits like ‘Choodalani Vundi’ and ‘Okkadu’ directed it after a long time. His last film was ‘Rudhramadevi’ which came out back in 2015. ‘Shaakunthalam’ is a pan-Indian film and the shooting was completed at a rapid pace.
But the makers did not release any updates regarding this film till date which worried Samantha’s fans. The audience were curious to know the reason behind this long delay. The makers released a special motion poster announcing that this mythological drama is all set to hit the screens on 4th November but the movie got postponed once again. On the first working day of 2023, the makers decided to announce the new release date.
They released a romantic poster revealing that the movie will be hitting the screens on 17th February 2023 in theatres worldwide. The motion poster showcases Samantha and hero Dev Mohan striking a romantic pose. Both look wonderful together and their chemistry is fully displayed in this poster. The movie is also going to release in 3D.
Music is composed by Mani Sharma while ‘Shaakuntalam’ is written and directed by Gunasekhar. Neelima Guna produced this film while Shekar V Joseph is the cinematographer. Prawin Pudi is the editor while Sai Madhav Burra penned the dialogues. Presented by Dil Raju, Dev Mohan will be seen as Dushyanta. Ananya Nagalla, Aditi Balan, Mohan Babu, Prakash Rah, Gautam, Kabir Bedi, Kabir Singh Duhan and others played key roles.
‘Shaakunthalam’ is arriving with decent hype and it has been kept in the boxes for a long time. Let us see how it turns out.
