Samantha's 'Shakuntalam' post-production work progressing atbrisk pace, says producer

Directed by Gunasekhar, 'Shaakuntalam' is a mythological drama featuring Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead.

Producer Neelima Guna has shared an update on the upcoming mythological drama 'Shaakuntalam' (featuring Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead), revealing that the post-production work of the film is moving at a brisk pace.

"This is to all the fans who’ve been tweeting asking for updates about ‘Shaakuntalam’: The post-production work is going on at a brisk pace, the challenging CG complexities are being dealt with good precision as we prepare to give you a good quality output.. hence the time. At this crucial juncture, the team deserves your support and understanding, which I’m sure you will shower on us! We will put out more content and updates as and when we can.. thank you for your love!", Neena wrote on Twitter.

The statement came as several fans, eager to know about the status of the project, kept demanding an update from the makers.

About the film

'Shaakuntalam'is an upcoming Telugu-language mythological drama film written and directed by Gunasekhar. Based on a popular play Shakuntala by Kalidasa, the film is produced by Neelima Guna under Gunaa Teamworks and distributed by Dil Raju Productions.

It features Samantha, along with Dev Mohan, Mohan Babu, Gautami, Aditi Balan, Ananya Nagalla, and others.

A look at Samantha's career

Samantha Ruth Prabhu is a pan-India star who works in the Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi film industries. She made her acting debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's critically acclaimed Telugu romance film, 'Ye Maaya Chesave'. She has acted in numerous films namely 'Neethaane En Ponvasantham', 'Eega', 'Theri', 'Mersal', 'Rangasthalam', 'Super Deluxe', etc.

She has received several awards, including four Filmfare Awards South, six South Indian International Movie Awards, and two Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards.