Samantha is one of the very few actresses in South who owns a huge following and a good market. She has the capacity to bring people into theatres thanks to her stunning glamour and superb acting skills. Apart from acting beside big names in South and North, she is also acting in some female oriented films. She already did ‘U Turn’ and ‘Oh! Baby’ till date. She played the lead role in Gunasekhar’s epic mythological drama ‘Shaakunthalam’. As we know, it is about the love story of Shakunthala and King Dushyantha.
Senior filmmaker Gunasekhar endured a lot of difficulties for ‘Rudramadevi’ back in 2015. He somehow recovered its budget but he decided to produce and direct ‘Shaakunthalam’ which is made on a huge budget. Backed by Dil Raju, the shooting of this movie has been wrapped up a long time ago but there is no update about the film till date. People have already forgotten about this flick.
These days, the filmmakers are promoting their films even when the shooting isn’t complete. They are releasing regular updates in order to keep the buzz alive. They start with posters, move to lyrical videos, release a teaser, follow it up with a few key updates and finally release the trailer which takes the expectations quite high. But the shooting of ‘Shaakunthalam’ wrapped up in August 2021 as announced by the makers and only a poster was released since then. There are reports that Dil Raju and Samantha are not impressed by the output. The makers are not even releasing a simple update about this flick and all people saw till date was a poster of Samantha.
When Neelima Guna was quesioned about it on social media, she said that the teaser and rest of the updates will be coming soon and also confirmed that the film will be releasing this year. Let us wait and see how ‘Shaakunthalam’ team brings back the lost hype on this movie.
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Peddi’s OTT Edit Wins Audience Approval
Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor’s Peddi has finally made its OTT debut on Netflix and is receiving a positive response from viewers. Since its digital premiere, audiences have been appreciating the film’s performances and emotional narrative, with Janhvi Kapoor’s role also drawing a more favorable reaction than it did during the theatrical run.
One of the biggest talking points surrounding the OTT version is the re-edited market sequence involving Janhvi Kapoor. During the film’s theatrical release, the scene attracted widespread criticism, with many viewers and media outlets accusing the makers of unnecessarily objectifying the actress. The sequence quickly became a subject of social media trolling and generated considerable negative publicity for the film.
For the Netflix version, the makers have trimmed and reworked the controversial portions, resulting in a more balanced presentation. The revised scene has been welcomed by viewers, with many social media users commenting that the changes make the narrative flow better while avoiding the criticism that surrounded the original version.
The latest response has also reignited discussions about the film’s theatrical release. Many viewers believe that if these edits had been incorporated before the film hit cinemas, Peddi might have received a much more positive reception from the outset. Director Buchi Babu Sana had earlier faced criticism over the sequence and publicly apologized following the controversy.
With the revised version now streaming, the conversation has shifted toward the film’s strengths. Ram Charan’s powerful performance is once again earning praise, and audiences appear to be focusing more on the story and emotional core of the film rather than the controversy that overshadowed its theatrical release.
The positive reception on OTT suggests that Peddi is finding a fresh audience, giving the film a second innings through its digital release.
