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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|1932 Telugu film by Sarvottam Badami}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Sakuntala<br />
| image = Sakunthala (1932 film).jpg<br />
| director = [[Sarvottam Badami]]<br />
| starring = [[Surabhi Kamalabai]]<br/>[[Yadavalli Suryanarayana]]<br />Bakurapanda Venkata Rao<br />Nellore Nagaraja Rao<br />
| studio = Select Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1932}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Sakunthala''''' is a 1932 [[Telugu-language]] film directed by [[Sarvottam Badami]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&dq=shakuntala+sarvottam+badami&pg=RA15-PA1975 |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |date=2014 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1-135-94325-7 |page=1975 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Vittal |first=Gita |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EgYRwrtyPAIC&dq=shakuntala+sarvottam+badami&pg=PA73 |title=Reflections: Experiences of a Bureaucrat's Wife |date=2007 |publisher=Academic Foundation |isbn=978-81-7188-471-1 |page=73 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarvottam Badami |url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/sarvottam-badami |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=Cinemaazi |language=en}}</ref> Produced by Select Pictures,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sakuntala (1933) |url=https://indiancine.ma/BBY/info |access-date=21 October 2024 |website=Indiancine.ma}}</ref> it was based on the renowned play ''[[Shakuntala (play)|Abhignana Sakuntalam]]'' by [[Kalidasa]], the film features [[Surabhi Kamalabai]] in the titular role of [[Shakuntala|Sakuntala]] and [[Yadavalli Suryanarayana]] as [[Dushyanta]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Sakuntala 1932 Telugu movie advertisement |date= |work= |url=https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%A6%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%82:Sakuntala_1932_Telugu_movie_advertisement.png |access-date=21 October 2024 |publisher=[[Telugu Wikipedia]]}}</ref> It is among the first ten [[Sound film|talkie films]] made in Telugu cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2023 |title=తెలుగులో వచ్చిన మొదటి 10 తెలుగు చిత్రాలు ఇవే.. |url=https://tv9telugu.com/web-stories/first-10-movies-in-telugu-film-industry-au87 |access-date=21 October 2024 |website=[[TV9 Telugu]] |language=te}}</ref><br />
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An advertisement promoted it as, "another extraordinary Telugu talkie for the Andhra region, surpassing even the grandness of ''[[Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam|Paduka Patabhisheka]]''."<ref name=":0" /> Notably, ''Sakuntala'' marked the beginning of comedic roles in Telugu cinema. It features fishermen who catch a fish that has swallowed Sakuntala's ring, leading to humorous interactions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raavi Kondala Rao |author-link=Raavi Kondala Rao |title=నవ్వుల నవాబులు... మన తారలు |url=http://eenaduintelugu.blogspot.com/2013/05/blog-post_3711.html |access-date=21 October 2024 |website= |language=te |archive-date=21 October 2024 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241021091037/http://eenaduintelugu.blogspot.com/2013/05/blog-post_3711.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[Surabhi Kamalabai]] as [[Shakuntala|Sakuntala]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2023 |title="శకుంతల" పాత్రలో నటించిన హీరోయిన్స్ వీళ్లే.. |url=https://tv9telugu.com/web-stories/do-you-know-these-heroines-who-played-shankuntala-role-in-movies-au55 |access-date=21 October 2024 |website=[[TV9 Telugu]] |language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 April 2023 |title=సమంత కన్నా ముందు శకుంతలగా నటించిన హీరోయిన్స్ వీరే.. |url=https://ntvtelugu.com/web-stories/indian-actresses-who-played-shaakuntala-on-screen |access-date=21 October 2024 |website=[[NTV (India)|NTV]] |language=te}}</ref><br />
* [[Yadavalli Suryanarayana]] as [[Dushyanta]]<br />
* Bakurapanda Venkata Rao<br />
* Nellore Nagaraja Rao<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt0155162}}<br />
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[[Category:1932 Indian films]]<br />
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