Samantha, Dev Mohan's 'Shaakuntalam' to release in 3D, makers to announce new release date soon

The highly-anticipated film 'Shaakuntalam', based on internationally acclaimed Kalidasa’s Sanskrit play ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’, which was set to release in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada on November 4 this year, will now have a new release date.

The audience have showered the film with immense love and the makers want to take the mythological drama to the next level. To ensure a bigger and enthralling experience in the world of ‘Shaakuntalam', the makers will now be releasing the film in 3D.

The makers will complete the 3D version of the film and will soon announce the new release date.

The story of 'Shaakuntalam' portrays the epic love story of Shakuntala and King Dushyant from Mahabharata, portrayed by Samantha and Dev Mohan.

The film also has an extremely accomplished star cast consisting of Sachin Khedekar Kabir Bedi, Dr M Mohan Babu Prakash Raj, Madhubala, Gautami, Aditi Balan, Ananya Nagalla and Jisshu Sengupta in pivotal roles. Another added attraction to the star cast is Allu Arjun’s daughter Allu Arha portraying the role of Prince Bharata.

Presented by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations in collaboration with Gunaa Teamworks, the film is produced by Neelima Guna, and it is written and directed by Gunasekhar.