The makers of Samantha's Shaakuntahalam, helmed by Gunasekhar, have announced a new release date for the film. Taking to Twitter, the makers announced that the film will hit theatres on April 14. The film was originally scheduled for release on November 4 last year. It was then postponed to February 17 but got delayed again.

Shaakuntalam is an adaptation of Kalidasa’s Sanskrit play Abhijnanashakuntalam, widely considered to be one of the finest works of literature to have emerged from the Indian canon. Shaakuntalam, headlined by Samantha, has Malayalam actor Dev Mohan (in his Telugu debut) as its male lead. Mohan Babu, Gautami, Madhoo, Ananya Nagalla, Jisshu Sengupta and Aditi Balan are playing supporting roles.

Shaakuntalam is produced by Gunasekhar’s daughter, Neelima Guna and distributed by Dil Raju. Veteran music director Mani Sharma has composed the music for Shaakuntalam, with Sekhar V Joseph and Prawin Pudi providing cinematography and editing, respectively. Shaakuntalam will release in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi.