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| Directed by | Gunasekhar |
| Screenplay by | Gunasekhar |
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| Story by | Kalidasa |
| Based on | Shakuntala by Kalidasa |
| Produced by | Neelima Guna |
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| Cinematography | Sekhar V. Joseph |
| Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
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| Distributed by | AA Films |
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Running time
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142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | ₹65 crore |
| Box office | est. ₹20 crore |
Cast
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Shakuntala
- Dev Mohan as Dushyanta
- Sachin Khedekar as Kanva Maharshi
- Mohan Babu as Durvasa Maharshi
- Aditi Balan as Priyamvada
- Ananya Nagalla as Anasuya
- Prakash Raj as Sarangi
- Gautami as Gautami
- Madhoo as Menaka
- Kabir Bedi as Kashyapa Maharshi
- Jisshu Sengupta as Indra Deva
- Kabir Duhan Singh as Asura King, Ugranemi
- Allu Arha as Prince Bharata
- Varshini Sounderajan as Sanumathi
- Harish Uthaman as Asura Vikrodhanemi
- Subbaraju as Asura Athikrodhanemi
Shaakuntalam Official Trailer – Telugu | Samantha, Dev Mohan | Gunasekhar |Mani Sharma |April14 2023
Release
Shaakuntalam was scheduled to be released theatrically on 4 November 2022 along with the dubbed versions of Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada, but was later postponed due to the film being chosen to be converted into 3D format. The makers announced that the film will not hit the screens on 17 February and they will share the new release date soon. On 10 February 2023, it was announced that the film will be released on 14 April 2023. The film premiered on Amazon Prime Video on 11 May 2023.
