Samantha Ruth Prabhu was diagnosed with Myositis last year. She is in recovery mode and started shooting for films as well, yet the actress is under medication and taking medicines through IV. The actress shares her updates through her social media accounts and the same way she posted a photo of her friends Nandini Reddy and Rahul writing, “Monthly IVIG party.” The new normal of her life is very painful for any normal human being. The actress is too strong after the IVIG today she posted a video of her work out at the gym with a peripheral IV (IV- Intravenous usually refers to a way of giving a drug or other substance through a needle or tube inserted into a vein).

On work front, Samantha’s Shaakuntalam is postponed to April 14th and she going to join Vijay Deverakonda’s Kushi by the end of this month. She is back to Hyderabad after Varun Dhawan’s Citadel shoot from Mumbai.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s periodic drama Shaakuntalam was the highly anticipated film of the actress, which was scheduled for this month’s release. Shaakuntalam is based on the popular play ‘Abhugyana Shakuntalam’ written by Kalidasa. The film was about to release on 17th of February in all languages but was postponed due to unknown reasons.

Makers wrote, “ we regret to inform our beloved audience that we should not be able to release ‘Shaakuntalam’ this 17th of February. We will be announcing the release date soon. Thank you for your continued support and love.” The film is directed by Guna Sekhar and produced by his daughter Neelima Guna under Teamworks banner. Top producer Dil Raju is presenting this pan-Indian attempt.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s much-awaited film Shaakuntalam faces last-minute hiccups. The film is slated to have a pan-India release on 17th of February in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi languages. Shaakuntalam is a periodic drama in Guna Sekhar’s direction and presented by Dil Raju. As per sources, Shaakuntalam will be postponed to 7th of April.

The official statement about the film’s postponement by the makers is awaited. There seems to have a difficulty in Hindi release with the success of Pathaan. Bollywood films like Shezada, which was slated to release on 17th of Feb are being pushed to the next weekend with a tremendous hit of Pathaan and with that Shaakuntalam release is now in suspense. This creates trouble for Shaakuntalam to get a good number of screens in the North. However, the official statement is yet to come.

Top actress Samantha turned sick and is suffering from Myositis. At the time when the actress is rushed with several pan-Indian projects, the actress was forced to take a break due to her health. Her last film Yashoda ended up as decent though Samantha could not allocate much time for the promotions. Her next film Shaakuntalam is releasing on February 17th across the globe in all the Indian languages. Samantha sounded super confident on the film during the trailer release. The film is made on a massive budget.

Samantha is now all set to promote the film in all the languages before the release. Four events are planned in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Malayalam languages in the next few weeks. Samantha will be present for these events and she would promote the film. A number of interviews will be recorded and aired before the release. Shaakuntalam is a periodic drama directed by Gunasekhar and the film has Samantha, Dev Mohan in the lead roles. Gunasekhar directed and produced this big-budget attempt. Top producer Dil Raju is presenting and distributing Shaakuntalam all over.

Samantha is finally back to work after a very long gap. The actress is suffering from Myositis and is under medication. Yesterday Samantha attended Shaakuntalam movie trailer launch event and turned emotional and thanked her fans for their constant support throughout her tough time.

On the flip side, a few started trolling her looks saying that Samantha lost her charm and glow. Sam made it sensible and replied to one of the trolls saying,” I pray you never have to go through months of treatment and medication like I did.. And here’s some love from me to add to your glow.”

Samantha always stood up for herself and was never silent on social media. Her savage reply to one of the posts is viral now. She also thanked her fans through her Instagram post by posting a flying kiss picture.

Shaakuntalam trailer got released today. The film is an epic love story of Shakuntala and King Dushyant from Mahabharatam. At the trailer event, both Samantha and Gunasekhar turned emotional on the stage.

Samantha was not part of Shaakuntalam promotions till today. she was far from media and promotions as the actress suffering from a rare disease Myositis. Today she was emotional at the trailer launch event. She said, I am very happy with the love fans showered on her throughout her tough time and she also added, “ I love films and films loved me in return the same way. I wanted to see the love and appreciation we get for Shaakuntalam after the trailer launch, that’s the only reason I am here. “

Director Gunasekhar also turned emotional by remembering the struggle for making Shaakuntalam. Gunasekhar said, My daughter, Neelima wanted to be a producer after returning back from the USA and after listening to Shaakuntalam’s story, she stuck with it. Shaakuntalam has three heroes and Dev Mohan will be the main lead. But in reality, Dil Raju is the main hero of the project. Dil Raju’s words made me confident and made me do what I want. While talking about Dil Raju’s support, Guna Sekhar turned emotional.

Shaakuntalam was made with 3 years of hard work. The trailer has created a huge buzz. The movie will be released on the 17th of February worldwide in five languages.

The Supremely Talented filmmaker Gunasekhar’s ambitious pan-India mythological magnum opus, Shaakuntalam is at the post-production stage currently. Starring Samantha in the titular role, the film has Malayalam actor Dev Mohan in Dushyant character.

Meanwhile, the latest update is that the makers locked the perfect release date. Today makers announced the much awaited release date with stunning poster. The massively mounted film will be releasing worldwide on February 17th, 2023. The film will be released in 3D in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.

Makers locked a perfect release date for this Pan Indian biggie. The film is carrying good hype among the audience with the first look posters and soon the makers will start grand promotions. Shaakuntalam is based on internationally acclaimed Kalidasa’s Sanskrit play ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam.’

While Dil Raju is presenting, Gunasekhar’s daughter Neelima Guna is turning producer with this ambitious poetic romance drama. This prestigious project has its music composed by Mani Sharma. The ensemble star cast includes Mohan Babu, Prakash Raj, Madhu Bala, Gautami and many other notable actors.

After Rudhramadevi, Gunasekhar took up one more periodic film titled Shaakuntalam. Samantha played the title role and the film is made on a big-budget and it would head for a pan-Indian release next year. Due to the extensive post-production work and the pending 3D work, the film’s release is pushed from 2022. The film was planned on a budget of Rs 50 crores and Dil Raju joined the team as co-producer. But the final budget of the film crossed Rs 65 crores. The makers have to spend more for the pending post-production work and nationwide promotions. There would be a stress due to the mounting up interests because of the release delay.

Gunasekhar is pretty confident on the success of Shaakuntalam. If the film clicks, the makers can witness huge money as the film will head for a pan-Indian release. The non-theatrical deals are decent. Gunasekhar is also waiting for the release of Yashoda, Samantha’s next film. If the film fares well, it would be an advantage for Shaakuntalam. Yashoda is releasing on November 11th across the globe. Samantha is suffering from Myositis and is in recovery mode. She will promote all her upcoming projects once she recovers completely.

Samantha is done with the shoot of a periodic drama titled Shaakuntalam which will have a pan-Indian release. The film was announced for November 4th release. The makers changed their plans after they decided to have a 3D release for the film. The release of Shaakuntalam is now pushed and the new date will be announced at a later date. Dev Mohan played a crucial role in this periodic drama that is directed and produced by Gunasekhar. Top producer Dil Raju is backing this prestigious film that will release in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages.

“We aim to give a bigger experience with Shaakuntalam and immerse you in the world of Shaakuntalam for which we as a team felt 3D would be a brilliant way. To facilitate this, we would be taking some time to put forth and so, will be unable to meet the earlier announced date of release. We thank the support and love showered upon us, from around the world. Hoping for your support in this too. We will be announcing the new release date soon” told the official statement of the makers of Shaakuntalam.