Samantha Ruth Prabhu-starrer Shaakuntalam‘s trailer is finally out, after a much wait. Written and directed by Gunashekar, the mythological drama has a good VFX score and the storyline is to look for. Apart from these, the film also features in enchanting looks and we are already drooling over it.
Shaakuntalam trailer
The trailer opens with a Brahman finding toddler Shakauntala in the forest and then adopting her as his daughter. Later she turns out to be a gorgeous woman loved by the forest animals. Dev Mohan, who plays the role of the king of the Peru kingdom, falls in love with her and marries her but rejects her when she gets pregnant.
Shakuntala is also seen walking the court, flaunting her baby bump, and then fighting for her and her child’s rights.
The trailer will also give you Baahubali vibes with its castle visual, which looks very similar to Prabhas’ film.
Samantha’s struggle with ‘posture and grace’ for the film
On Sunday (January 8), Samantha Ruth Prabhu had to train hard for Shaakuntalam to maintain “grace and posture”, something she joked she struggled with. Taking to Instagram, she shared a post where she first show a video of her dog Sasha lazying around in the house, and the second photo shows Samantha striking a graceful pose but “it doesn’t come naturally”. She even quipped that could have taken Sasha for her training.
SHe wrote, “The toughest part of Shakuntalam was maintaining grace and posture while walking, talking, running and even crying. And grace is sooo not my thing 😂 had to take training sessions for it! Should have taken Sasha along. Clearly so not her thing either. #LikeMotherLikeDaughter.”
About Shaakuntalam
Written and directed by Gunasekhar, Shaakuntalam is based on a popular play Shakuntala by Kalidasa. The film features Samantha in the titular role of Shakuntala and actor Dev Mohan as Dushyanta, the king of the Puru Dynasty. The film is scheduled to release on February 17.
