‘Shaakuntalam’ stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Dev Mohan takes blessings at Hyderabad's Peddamma Temple

Actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu kickstarted the promotions of her upcoming film ‘Shaakuntalam’ on Wednesday by offering prayers at the Peddamma Talli temple in Hyderabad. She was joined by director Gunasekhar and her co-star Dev Mohan.

Dev has shared several pictures from their temple visit on social media. He wrote, ‘To new beginnings… Kick started #Shaakuntalam promotions on a blissful and divine note. Looking forward to all the support and blessings (folded hands emoji). #shaakuntalamonapril14.’
For the temple visit, the stars twinned in cream outfits.

Samantha plays the titular character Shakuntala, the daughter of Menaka and Viswamithra, in the film. The movie, which was originally scheduled to release in February, will now hit the theatres on April 14.

‘Shaakuntalam’ will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. This project marks Samantha’s maiden collaboration with Gunasekhar.

On Tuesday, Samantha penned a heartfelt note on Instagram after watching the film in a private screening. She wrote, “And I finally watched the movie today! Gunasekhar garu.. you have my heart. What a beautiful film! One of our greatest epics brought to life so endearingly! I can’t wait for our family audiences to be swept away by the powerful emotions! And all you kids out there… you’re going to love our magical world! Dil Raju garu and Neelima… thank you for this wonderful journey. #Shaakuntalam will forever be close to me.’

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