Multilingual mythological drama ‘Shaakuntalam’, headlined by Samantha Ruth Prabhu, is set to be released in theatres on November 4.
Based on Kalidasa’s acclaimed Sanskrit play ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’, the film is written and directed by award-winning director Gunasekhar of ‘Rudhramadevi’ fame.
Billed as a whimsical tale, ‘Shaakuntalam’ revolves around the epic love story of Shakuntala and King Dushyant, portrayed by “The Family Man” star Samantha and Dev Mohan (‘Sufiyum Sujatayum’), respectively, PTI reported by Mumbai.
Production banner Sri Venkateswara Creations shared the film’s release date and motion poster on its official Twitter handle on Friday.
“Witness the #EpicLoveStory #Shaakuntalam in Theatres from Nov 4th, 2022 Worldwide! #ShaakuntalamOnNov4,” the tweet read.
‘Pushpa: The Rise’ star Allu Arjun’s daughter Allu Arha portrays the role of Prince Bharata, son of Shakuntala and Dushyant.
Sachin Khedekar, Kabir Bedi, Dr M Mohan Babu, Prakash Raj, Madhubala, Gautami, Aditi Balan, Ananya Nagalla, and Jisshu Sengupta are also part of the cast.
‘Shaakuntalam‘ is presented by Dil Raju via Sri Venkateswara Creations in collaboration with Gunaa Teamworks and is produced by Neelima Guna.
The film will be released in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.
BCCI signs 3-year Rs. 270cr IPL deal with Google Gemini
BECIL hunts for partners to manage govt clients’ SM projects
Rabindra Narayan’s new project GTC News starts GSAT30 test signals
BBC plans programmes for YouTube to shore up revenue, says FT
With Rs. 13,395cr, Indian box office has a ‘Dhurandhar’ run in 2025
Madelyn Cline in talks to star opposite Glen Powell in Judd Apatow comedy
ChanaJor OTT taps UPI AutoPay to scale subscriptions across India
Spotify hikes US premium subscription price to $12.99
‘Daldal’ trailer drops: Bhumi Pednekkar leads gritty hunt for serial killer
Esports World Cup 2026 announces $75 million prize pool, full lineup and dates 

