Samantha's Shaakuntalam received a shot in the arm when RSS leaders who have watched the film heaped praises on the makers and congratulated the entire cast and crew for promoting Hindu culture across the country by telling the story of Shakuntala and Dushyant from Adi Parva in Mahabharat taking inspiration from Kalidas' Abhigana Shakuntalam.
It is known that Samantha is playing the role of Shakuntala while Dev Mohan played the role of Dushyant in the film directed by Gunasekhar.
All India RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, Prakash Lodha, and other RSS leaders watched the film's special premiers arranged by producer Dil Raju across the country.
After watching the film, all the leaders showered praises on the film's cast and crew and the makers for highlighting the Adi Parva of Maha Bharat in a beautiful manner. Shaakuntalam stars Mohan Babu in the role of Durvasa while Allu Arha made her debut as Prince Bharat. Mani Sharma tuned the music for the film.