Samantha’s first look from ‘Shakuntalam’ to be out soon: Neelima Guna

Hyderabad: South sensation Samantha’s upcoming mythology-based movie ‘Shakuntalam’, which is directed by Gunasekhar, is in its final leg of the post-production phase now. Producer Neelima Guna, who had a chat with her Instagram followers on Sunday, revealed that there are a series of updates coming up, one of which is Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s first-look poster. […]

Hyderabad: South sensation Samantha’s upcoming mythology-based movie ‘Shakuntalam’, which is directed by Gunasekhar, is in its final leg of the post-production phase now.

Producer Neelima Guna, who had a chat with her Instagram followers on Sunday, revealed that there are a series of updates coming up, one of which is Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s first-look poster.

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Neelima had a chat with her Instagram fans, who had asked her for an update on Samantha’s first-look poster, to which she replied, “Very soon”. “We have plans to release a series of updates. We can’t wait to show off Samantha’s first look from the movie,” she wrote.

When quizzed about the ‘Shakuntalam’ release date, she said that the magnum opus will be released soon this year. The young producer also announced that the ‘Shakuntalam’ team has planned to release the first single from the movie.

“We are working to release the first single soon,” she added. “The first look will be out first. Other updates will follow,” Neelima’s message said.

As one of Samantha’s fans asked Neelima to describe Samantha, she wrote, “Beautiful, hardworking, resilient, passionate and an absolutely brilliant actor — our Shakuntala.”
‘Shakuntalam’ is expected to be released soon, as the post-production work is going on at a high pace.

Starring Samantha as the queen, Dev Mohan plays King Dushyanta, while Allu Arjun’s six-year-old daughter, Allu Arha will be seen as Prince Bharata. Actor Kabir Duhan Singh, who has done notable roles as a nefarious villain in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, will appear as King Asura in the upcoming magnum opus.

Kabir, who calls it “liberating” to work under Gunasekhar’s direction, terms ‘Shakunthalam’ as his landmark project.

Revealing some interesting facts about his role in the Gunasekhar directorial, Kabir said that he had to shoot for a war sequence wearing real armour.

The ‘Jil’ actor said: “The headgear was about 10 kilos, and so was the armour set. Jewellery added to that weight. With those costumes, we shot for more than 10 days. I only got a few bruises and scratches. But, I feel like all of the hard work is worth it.”

“I picked up sword fighting for ‘Shakunthalam’. The training came in handy during the shooting. Dev Mohan plays King Dushyanta in ‘Shakunthalam’. We had to participate in a war sequence, which came out so well,” added the elated actor.

Kabir, who had to prepare himself for the lengthy dialogues, said: “Mythology is, however, one of my favorite genres. So, I thoroughly enjoyed working on the dialogues, gestures, expressions, and my body language.”

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