Samatha Ruth Prabhu is one the leading actress of South India who become known across India after acting in the hit web series The Family Man. The actress has predominantly worked in Tamil and Telugu films and has a separate fan base. The actress has acted alongside many leading stars including Vijay, Vikram, Dhanush, Suriya, Vishal, Sivakarthikeyan, etc. The recent film of the actress was the Telugu language film Yashoda which revolved around a surrogacy facility and she played an undercover cop in the film. The upcoming film of the actress Shaakuntalam, has created huge anticipation among fans.
Shaakuntalam is directed by Gunasekhar and produced by Neelima Gunasekhar. It also had Dev Mohan, Allu Arha, Sachin Khedekar, Kabir Bedi, Dr M Mohan Babu, Prakash Raj, Madhubala, Gautami, Aditi Balan, Ananya Nagalla, Jisshu Sengupta and others in important roles. The mythological drama was set to be released in 2022 but, was delayed because of the technical works in the film, as it is to be released in 3D. The makers of the film, Guna Teamworks revealed a trailer fo the film last year in all the five languages, the film is to release in. Now, the makers have revealed another trailer ahead of the release of the film. The trailer shows the film follows the tale of lovers Shaakuntala and King Dushyanth who are separated due to fate and how are united eventually. The trailer says that the film is a mythological Magnum Opus and it's a story of love from India's greatest epic Mahabharata. The trailer show the extensive VFX involved in the project.
Shaakuntalam is presented by the well-known Telugu producer Dil Raju and has music composed by Mani Sharma, Edited by Prawin Pudi. The film is to be released in theatres on 14th April and has huge anticipation across India.