Shaakuntalam (2023)

Original title

శాకుంతలం

Directed by

Gunasekhar

Genre

romance, history, fantasy

Country

India

Runtime

2h 29m

Rated

UA

Rating

4.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A king falls in love with a woman named Shakuntala and marries her. A sage's curse makes the king forget about her entirely.

romanticmythologicaldramaticvisually lushslow-burntragicepic

What happens

Shaakuntalam is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language mythological romantic drama film written and directed by Gunasekhar. It is produced by Neelima Guna under Gunaa Teamworks and distributed by Sri Venkateswara Creations. Based on a popular play Abhignyana Shakuntalam by Kalidasa, the film features Samantha in the title role of Shakuntala and Dev Mohan as Dushyanta, the king of Puru dynasty along with Mohan Babu, Jisshu Sengupta, Madhoo, Gautami, Aditi Balan and Ananya Nagalla in supporting roles. In the film, Shakuntala and King Dushyanta marry, but Dushyanta forgets all about Shakuntala due to a sage's curse. The project was announced in October 2020 by Gunasekhar. The film's production began in February 2021 at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad and ended in August 2021. The film was made on a budget of ₹65 crore. It is shot extensively around Hyderabad, including Ramoji Film City, Ananthagiri Hills, and Gandipet Lake. Shaakuntalam was theatrically released on 14 April 2023 to negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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