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The movie made a slow, but decent debut at the box office, earning Rs 3 crore nett in India for all languages on its opening day.
The movie Shaakuntalam, featuring Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Dev Mohan, overlooks its titular protagonist's perspective in its zeal to showcase Dushyanta as a fair and fearless king.
Gunasekhar reveals he asked Samantha Ruth Prabhu to rework her figure because her abs and biceps were unsuitable for the role of Shakuntala.
Shaakuntalam was initially made on a budget of Rs 40 Crore. Dil Raju joined the venture and for bringing it out in a 3D version, they spent another Rs 10 Crore. After collaboration and delay in production etc, the budget shot up to Rs 54 Crore. Now, the makers have put Rs 64 Crores on Shaakuntalam, depending on Samanthas craze alone.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Dev Mohan's Shaakuntalam was affected by unfavourable reviews from the press screening conducted on Monday prior to the release.