Shakuntala (1932)

Original title

శకుంతల

Directed by

Sarvottam Badami

Genre

drama

Country

India

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1932 Telugu talkie adapts Kalidasa's classic play about King Dushyanta who falls in love with the hermit girl Shakuntala. It includes comedic scenes involving fishermen and her missing ring.

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What happens

Sakunthala is a 1932 Telugu-language film directed by Sarvottam Badami. Produced by Select Pictures, it was based on the renowned play Abhignana Sakuntalam by Kalidasa, the film features Surabhi Kamalabai in the titular role of Sakuntala and Yadavalli Suryanarayana as Dushyanta. It is among the first ten talkie films made in Telugu cinema. An advertisement promoted it as, "another extraordinary Telugu talkie for the Andhra region, surpassing even the grandness of Paduka Patabhisheka." Notably, Sakuntala marked the beginning of comedic roles in Telugu cinema. It features fishermen who catch a fish that has swallowed Sakuntala's ring, leading to humorous interactions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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