UPDATE: Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s mythological drama ‘Shaakuntalam’ gets a NEW RELEASE date; Read more!

Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s fans have been eagerly waiting to see the actress in a regal avatar in the film ‘Shaakuntalam’. The film which was set to release last year got pushed to this year because of Samantha’s health conditions. Now, the February 17 theatre release date for the Telugu movie has been pushed back by a few months. The movie's makers announced through their social media on Friday that the new release date is April 14.

Makers do not reveal the reason for the delay

The makers released a fresh poster along with a release but did not specify the specific reason for the delay. The caption of the poster read, “The Love that was forgotten…An unforgettable tale of Love that remains #Shaakuntalam in theatres worldwide on April 14 Gunasekhar1 Samanthaprabhu2 ActorDevMohan #Manisharma Neeliama_guna #GunaaTeamworks SvC_official tipsofficial tipsmusicsouth #ShaakuntalamonApril14,”

The Love that was forgotten... An unforgettable tale of Love that remains????#Shaakuntalam in theatres worldwide on April 14???? Gunasekhar1 Samanthaprabhu2 ActorDevMohan #ManiSharma neelima_guna GunaaTeamworks SVC_official tipsofficial tipsmusicsouth #ShaakuntalamOnApril14 pic.twitter.com/sUG21bjYUM

— Gunaa Teamworks ( GunaaTeamworks) February 10, 2023

Reportedly, Samantha also celebrates her birthday in the month of April when the film is released. In the film, Samantha is set to play the lead character, Shakuntala, ij the flick.

More about the film

Shaakuntalam, a highly funded film, is based on the widely acclaimed Sanskrit play "Abhijnana Shakuntalam" by Kalidasa. The movie, which is helmed by popular filmmaker Gunasekhar is also producing it and will be released in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi. Among the supporting cast members of Shaakuntalam are Prakash Raj, Sachin Khedekar, Aditi Balan, Dr. M Mohan Babu, Kabir Bedi, Ananya Nagalla, and Jisshu Sengupta.