Samantha Spellbounds Director

Samantha Akkineni is teaming up with Gunasekhar for the mythological film, Shakuntalam. The filmmaker has now spoken great words for Samantha and said he was impressed with her for her thoughtfulness at such a young age.

Gunasekhar said that Shakuntalam’s 50 percent shoot is completed. He credited Samantha for completion of the film at least 50 percent. “Samanth has seen how our team has taken utmost care in the pandemic. On a day-to-day basis the COVID tests were done for the team, and seeing how meticulously the care being taken on sets, the actress was shell shocked,” he said.

Gunasekhar adds that after seeing such care, Samantha realising the canvass the sets were builts in will go futile, thus Samantha trusting the team ask them to go ahead with the shoot. The filmmaker has spens a year in pre-production work for Shakuntalam.