Actresses who played Shakuntala before Samantha

Actresses who played Shakuntala on screen before Samantha. Samantha's Shaakuntalam directed by Gunasekhar is releasing on 14 April 2023 and the film is generating immense interest among movie lovers as it is based on Kalidas' Abhignana Shakuntalam on Indian epic Mahabharata.

People started wondering who starred as Shakuntala on screen before Samantha. Here are the Indian actresses who turned Shakuntala on screen. Tara Koregaonkar became the first Indian actress to don the role under the direction of SN.Patankar in 1920 but the film is not available now.

Kamala Bai starred in Telugu film Shakuntala in 1932 and thus she is credited to be the first actress to turn Shakuntala. Sandhya Shantaram played Shakuntala in V.Shantaram's Stree based on Shakuntala in 1961. Jayashree Shantaram, wife of Shantaram turned Shakuntala in the film titled Shakuntala in 1943.

Jayaprada played the role of Shakuntala in Kannada film Kaviratna Kalidasa which starred Dr.Rajkumar under the direction of Renuka Sharma in 1983.