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	'''''Sakuntalaṃ''''' ([[Sanskrit Language]]: Śakuntalā) is a [[Sanskrit]] historical film directed by [[Dushyanth Sridhar]]. It is an adaptation of [[Kalidasa]]'s work [[Shakuntala (play)\|Abhijnana Shakuntalam]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web \|last1=Ramanujam \|first1=Srinivasa \|title=If you can watch 'Squid Game', you can watch a Sanskrit film: Dushyanth Sridhar on 'Sakuntalam' \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/now-a-sanskrit-film-on-kalidasas-sakuntalam/article37319369.ece \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|language=en-IN \|date=3 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Dushyanth Sridhar helms a Sanskrit film based on Kalidasa's Sakuntalam - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dushyanth-sridhar-helms-a-sanskrit-film-based-on-kalidasas-sakuntalam/articleshow/87314242.cms \|website=[[The Times of India]] \|language=en}}</ref> The film is produced by [[Dushyanth Sridhar]] and Srinivas Kannaa under Desika Daya Productions. The movie stars debutants Shubham Sahrawat and Payal Shetty in the leading roles.<ref name="NIE">{{cite news \|title=Stepping up for Sanskrit on the sliver screen \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/oct/27/stepping-up-for-sanskrit-on-the-sliver-screen-2376089.html \|newspaper=The New Indian Express \| first=Vaishali \| last=Vijaykumar \| date=27 October 2021 \| accessdate=1 January 2022}}</ref>		'''''Sakuntalaṃ''''' ([[Sanskrit Language]]: Śakuntalā) is a [[Sanskrit]] historical film directed by [[Dushyanth Sridhar]]. It is an adaptation of [[Kalidasa]]'s work [[Shakuntala (play)\|Abhijnana Shakuntalam]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web \|last1=Ramanujam \|first1=Srinivasa \|title=If you can watch 'Squid Game', you can watch a Sanskrit film: Dushyanth Sridhar on 'Sakuntalam' \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/now-a-sanskrit-film-on-kalidasas-sakuntalam/article37319369.ece \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|language=en-IN \|date=3 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103101414/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/now-a-sanskrit-film-on-kalidasas-sakuntalam/article37319369.ece \|archive-date=2021-11-03 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Dushyanth Sridhar helms a Sanskrit film based on Kalidasa's Sakuntalam - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dushyanth-sridhar-helms-a-sanskrit-film-based-on-kalidasas-sakuntalam/articleshow/87314242.cms \|website=[[The Times of India]] \|language=en\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028033237/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dushyanth-sridhar-helms-a-sanskrit-film-based-on-kalidasas-sakuntalam/articleshow/87314242.cms \|archive-date=2021-10-28 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The film is produced by [[Dushyanth Sridhar]] and Srinivas Kannaa under Desika Daya Productions. The movie stars debutants Shubham Sahrawat and Payal Shetty in the leading roles.<ref name="NIE">{{cite news \|title=Stepping up for Sanskrit on the sliver screen \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/oct/27/stepping-up-for-sanskrit-on-the-sliver-screen-2376089.html \|newspaper=The New Indian Express \| first=Vaishali \| last=Vijaykumar \| date=27 October 2021 \| accessdate=1 January 2022\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027052738/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/oct/27/stepping-up-for-sanskrit-on-the-sliver-screen-2376089.html \| archive-date=2021-10-27 \| url-status=live }}</ref>

	== Cast and Crew ==		== Cast and Crew ==
	[[Rajkumar Bharathi\|Rajkumar Bharati]], the great-grandson of [[Subramania Bharati\|Subramania Bharathi]], has composed the music while [[Sai Shravanam]], the sound recordist of the [[Academy Awards\|Academy Award]]-winning film [[Life of Pi (film)\|Life Of Pi]], is the music producer for the film. Two-time [[National Award]]-winner [[A. S. Laxmi Narayanan\|AS Lakshminarayan]] has done the audiography and the editing of the film is done by five-time [[National Award]]-winner [[B. Lenin\|B Lenin]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=If you happen to can watch 'Squid Recreation', you possibly can watch a Sanskrit movie: Dushyanth Sridhar on 'Sakuntalam' \|url=https://indietimes.in/if-you-happen-to-can-watch-squid-recreation-you-possibly-can-watch-a-sanskrit-movie-dushyanth-sridhar-on-sakuntalam/ \|website=Indie Times \|date=3 November 2021}}</ref> National Award Winner [[Pattanam Rasheed]] is the makeup artist in the film. The costume designer of the film is a Chennai-based textile designer Lakshmi Srinath.<ref name="The Hindu"/>		[[Rajkumar Bharathi\|Rajkumar Bharati]], the great-grandson of [[Subramania Bharati\|Subramania Bharathi]], has composed the music while [[Sai Shravanam]], the sound recordist of the [[Academy Awards\|Academy Award]]-winning film [[Life of Pi (film)\|Life Of Pi]], is the music producer for the film. Two-time [[National Award]]-winner [[A. S. Laxmi Narayanan\|AS Lakshminarayan]] has done the audiography and the editing of the film is done by five-time [[National Award]]-winner [[B. Lenin\|B Lenin]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=If you happen to can watch 'Squid Recreation', you possibly can watch a Sanskrit movie: Dushyanth Sridhar on 'Sakuntalam' \|url=https://indietimes.in/if-you-happen-to-can-watch-squid-recreation-you-possibly-can-watch-a-sanskrit-movie-dushyanth-sridhar-on-sakuntalam/ \|website=Indie Times \|date=3 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104154442/https://indietimes.in/if-you-happen-to-can-watch-squid-recreation-you-possibly-can-watch-a-sanskrit-movie-dushyanth-sridhar-on-sakuntalam/ \|archive-date=2021-11-04 \|url-status=live }}</ref> National Award Winner [[Pattanam Rasheed]] is the makeup artist in the film. The costume designer of the film is a Chennai-based textile designer Lakshmi Srinath.<ref name="The Hindu"/>

	* Payal Vijay Shetty as Sakuntala		* Payal Vijay Shetty as Sakuntala
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	== Critical Response and Accolades ==		== Critical Response and Accolades ==
	At the Rajasthan International Film Festival held at [[Jodhpur]], the movie won the Special Viewers' choice award for Best Regional Feature Film.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.riffjaipur.org/festival2022.htm \| title=RIFF \| Rajasthan International Film Festival, RIFF Jaipur, Jaipur RIFF, riff 2023, 1st to 5th Feb 2023 at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan largest Film Festival in JAIPUR, JODHPUR, JAISALMER, Rajasthan, INDIA }}</ref> Tejas Punia in Bollywoodlocha awarded 4 stars for the movie while saying, "Sridhar has made his debut movie in a very beautiful manner, no matter how many times you have read this work, you will want to watch this movie".<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.bollywoodlocha.com/shakuntalam-sanskrit-movie-download-leaked-on-telegram-and-tamilrockers/?fbclid=IwAR0vwyrk7DAIQSZcOEUJY9rVDyYmM8dhHz9UWiG5_KUHV5OKgIAVQ55X-cE \| title=गौरवशाली इतिहास की गाथा 'शाकुन्तलम' में \| date=17 August 2022 \| access-date=11 September 2022 \| archive-date=11 September 2022 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911142704/https://www.bollywoodlocha.com/shakuntalam-sanskrit-movie-download-leaked-on-telegram-and-tamilrockers/?fbclid=IwAR0vwyrk7DAIQSZcOEUJY9rVDyYmM8dhHz9UWiG5_KUHV5OKgIAVQ55X-cE \| url-status=dead }}</ref>		At the Rajasthan International Film Festival held at [[Jodhpur]], the movie won the Special Viewers' choice award for Best Regional Feature Film.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.riffjaipur.org/festival2022.htm \| title=RIFF \| Rajasthan International Film Festival, RIFF Jaipur, Jaipur RIFF, riff 2023, 1st to 5th Feb 2023 at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan largest Film Festival in JAIPUR, JODHPUR, JAISALMER, Rajasthan, INDIA \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220180545/http://riffjaipur.org/festival2022.htm \| archive-date=2022-02-20 \| url-status=live }}</ref> Tejas Punia in Bollywoodlocha awarded 4 stars for the movie while saying, "Sridhar has made his debut movie in a very beautiful manner, no matter how many times you have read this work, you will want to watch this movie".<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.bollywoodlocha.com/shakuntalam-sanskrit-movie-download-leaked-on-telegram-and-tamilrockers/?fbclid=IwAR0vwyrk7DAIQSZcOEUJY9rVDyYmM8dhHz9UWiG5_KUHV5OKgIAVQ55X-cE \| title=गौरवशाली इतिहास की गाथा 'शाकुन्तलम' में \| date=17 August 2022 \| access-date=11 September 2022 \| archive-date=11 September 2022 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911142704/https://www.bollywoodlocha.com/shakuntalam-sanskrit-movie-download-leaked-on-telegram-and-tamilrockers/?fbclid=IwAR0vwyrk7DAIQSZcOEUJY9rVDyYmM8dhHz9UWiG5_KUHV5OKgIAVQ55X-cE \| url-status=dead }}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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'''''Sakuntalaṃ''''' ([[Sanskrit Language]]: Śakuntalā) is a [[Sanskrit]] historical film directed by [[Dushyanth Sridhar]]. It is an adaptation of [[Kalidasa]]'s work [[Shakuntala (play)|Abhijnana Shakuntalam]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web |last1=Ramanujam |first1=Srinivasa |title=If you can watch 'Squid Game', you can watch a Sanskrit film: Dushyanth Sridhar on 'Sakuntalam' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/now-a-sanskrit-film-on-kalidasas-sakuntalam/article37319369.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |date=3 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dushyanth Sridhar helms a Sanskrit film based on Kalidasa's Sakuntalam - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/dushyanth-sridhar-helms-a-sanskrit-film-based-on-kalidasas-sakuntalam/articleshow/87314242.cms |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref> The film is produced by [[Dushyanth Sridhar]] and Srinivas Kannaa under Desika Daya Productions. The movie stars debutants Shubham Sahrawat and Payal Shetty in the leading roles.<ref name="NIE">{{cite news |title=Stepping up for Sanskrit on the sliver screen |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/oct/27/stepping-up-for-sanskrit-on-the-sliver-screen-2376089.html |newspaper=The New Indian Express | first=Vaishali | last=Vijaykumar | date=27 October 2021 | accessdate=1 January 2022}}</ref>

== Cast and Crew ==
[[Rajkumar Bharathi|Rajkumar Bharati]], the great-grandson of [[Subramania Bharati|Subramania Bharathi]], has composed the music while [[Sai Shravanam]], the sound recordist of the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning film [[Life of Pi (film)|Life Of Pi]], is the music producer for the film. Two-time [[National Award]]-winner [[A. S. Laxmi Narayanan|AS Lakshminarayan]] has done the audiography and the editing of the film is done by five-time [[National Award]]-winner [[B. Lenin|B Lenin]].<ref>{{cite web |title=If you happen to can watch 'Squid Recreation', you possibly can watch a Sanskrit movie: Dushyanth Sridhar on 'Sakuntalam' |url=https://indietimes.in/if-you-happen-to-can-watch-squid-recreation-you-possibly-can-watch-a-sanskrit-movie-dushyanth-sridhar-on-sakuntalam/ |website=Indie Times |date=3 November 2021}}</ref> National Award Winner [[Pattanam Rasheed]] is the makeup artist in the film. The costume designer of the film is a Chennai-based textile designer Lakshmi Srinath.<ref name="The Hindu"/>

* Payal Vijay Shetty as Sakuntala
* Shubham Jaibeer Sahrawat as Dushyanta
* Siri Chandrasekhar as Anasuya
* Subhaga Santhosh as Priyamvada
* Pavithra Srinivasan as Gautami
* [[Y. G. Mahendran|Y Gee Mahendra]] as Kanva
* [[T. V. Varadarajan|T V Varadarajan]] as Vaikhanasa
* [[Mohan Raman|Mohanram]] as Durvasa
* Renjith-Vijna as Vishwamitra-Menaka
* Sanjeev S as Sharngarava
* R Lakshminarayanan as Shardvata
* [[Raaghav|Raaghav Ranganathan]] as Madhavya
* C Lakshmi Kumar as Bhadrasena
* S M Sivakumar as Somarata
* Ramya Ramnarayan as Rajamata
* Maanas Chavali as Syala
* Govindasamy as Purusha
* K Balaji and K Bharathwaj as Tapasvi
* Shambhavi Jagadish as Tapasvini
* Dwarkesh Srivatsan as Raivataka
* Master Vishnu Kaushik as Bharata(Sarvadamana)
* C S Karthic Kumar as Suta
* Harish as Matali

== Critical Response and Accolades ==
At the Rajasthan International Film Festival held at [[Jodhpur]], the movie won the Special Viewers' choice award for Best Regional Feature Film.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.riffjaipur.org/festival2022.htm | title=RIFF | Rajasthan International Film Festival, RIFF Jaipur, Jaipur RIFF, riff 2023, 1st to 5th Feb 2023 at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan largest Film Festival in JAIPUR, JODHPUR, JAISALMER, Rajasthan, INDIA }}</ref> Tejas Punia in Bollywoodlocha awarded 4 stars for the movie while saying, "Sridhar has made his debut movie in a very beautiful manner, no matter how many times you have read this work, you will want to watch this movie".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodlocha.com/shakuntalam-sanskrit-movie-download-leaked-on-telegram-and-tamilrockers/?fbclid=IwAR0vwyrk7DAIQSZcOEUJY9rVDyYmM8dhHz9UWiG5_KUHV5OKgIAVQ55X-cE | title=गौरवशाली इतिहास की गाथा 'शाकुन्तलम' में | date=17 August 2022 | access-date=11 September 2022 | archive-date=11 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911142704/https://www.bollywoodlocha.com/shakuntalam-sanskrit-movie-download-leaked-on-telegram-and-tamilrockers/?fbclid=IwAR0vwyrk7DAIQSZcOEUJY9rVDyYmM8dhHz9UWiG5_KUHV5OKgIAVQ55X-cE | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|15875808}}

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