Shaakuntalam: Samantha Akkineni to romance THIS Sufiyum Sujatayum actor in Gunasekhar's mythological drama | Bollywood Life

On the occasion of new year’s eve filmmaker Gunasekhar announced his big-budget venture Shaakuntalam, where Samantha Akkineni will portray the central character of Shakuntala. While the film, which is based on Kalidasa’s epic Sanskrit play Abhijnana Shakuntalam will go on floors soon, the latest updates suggest that the makers have zeroed in on popular Malayalam star Dev Mohan, who garnered appreciation and accolades for his performance in Aditi Rao Hydari starrer Sufiyum Sujatayum, which also featured Jayasurya and Siddiqui in pivotal roles. Reportedly the actor will portray the character of King Dushyanta in the film. The music of the film will be composed by Mani Sharma. It is bankrolled by Neelima Guna under the banner of Gunaa Teamworks. Also Read – #BLBestof2020: Samantha Akkineni beats Rashmika Mandanna to win the Best South Actress for Jaanu against Bheeshma — view poll results

శాకుంతలం..కావ్యనాయకి.. ?
Shaakuntalam.. Kavyanayaki..

Here’s the BIG REVEAL Motion poster https://t.co/S46JDIHmUN#Shaakuntalam#EpicLoveStory #MythologyForMillennials@Gunasekhar1 @neelima_guna #ManiSharma @GunaaTeamworks

— Gunasekhar (@Gunasekhar1) January 1, 2021

Meanwhile Samantha Akkineni is set to make her web-series debut with The Family Man 2, which will stream from February 12 on Amazon Prime Video. Interestingly, the first season of The Family Man also featured a south actress Priyamani in a lead role. Apparently, the actress will portray the character of a terrorist in the web series. Talking about the cast and characters, we will see Manoj Bajpayee as Srikant Tiwari, Priyamani as Suchitra Tiwari, Sharib Hashmi as JK Talpade, Shreya Dhanwanthary as Zoya, Sharad Kelkar as Arvind, Darshan Kumaar as Major Sameer, Dalip Tahil as Kulkarni, Shahab Ali as Sajid, Samantha Akkineni and others. Also Read – Best Dressed: Samantha Akkineni, Malaika Arora, Shraddha Arya raise the fashion bar high

Samantha Akkineni has also signed Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kadhal which also has Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara in the lead roles. The film will be directed by Nayanthara’s boyfriend Vignesh Shivan. So, are you excited for these projects? Tweet and let us know @bollywood_life. Also Read – Samantha Akkineni promotes The Family Man 2 in style – view pics

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