Tamil Actor Playing Key Role In Shakuntalam?

Director, Gunasekhar recently officially announced that Samantha Akkineni is going to play the tutorial of Shakuntala in mythological film Shakuntalam, based on Kalidasa’s eponymous work. The statement regarding the inclusion of Samantha in the upcoming film was made on 1st January by Gunasekhar and also released the motion poster of this big-budget entertainer.

The upcoming film, Shakuntalam will be a pan Indian film and the film has the music by Mani Sharma. On the other hand, everyone is eager to know who will essay the role of King Dushyant in Shakuntalam. Apparently, Gunasekhar is planning to rope in either a Malayalam or Tamil actor with a pan Indian appeal to essay the main lead. An official statement regarding the inclusion of Pan Indian hero will be out very soon.

Gunasekhar’s previous film was the periodic drama Rudhramadevi starring Anushka Shetty in the lead role. He had also announced another mythological entertainer Hiranyakashipu in which Rana Daggubati is playing the lead role, which has now been put on hold.

On the work front, Samantha will be seen in her web series, The Family Man 2, which is going to stream in February on Amazon Prime Video. The actress is also essaying the key role in KaathuVaakula Rendu Kaadhal.