Shaakuntalam collects ₹3 crore on day 1

Samantha Starrer Shaakuntalam earns ₹3 crore at the Indian box office on day 1.

  • Khateja Qureshi | Publish Date - April 15, 2023 / 03:57 PM IST

Samantha Ruth Prabhu was busy promoting Shaakuntalam, the film release yesterday to mixed reviews. It is directed by Gunasekhar. It is Samantha’s first mythological drama. Reportedly the film has earned ₹3 crore nett in India on first day of it’s release.

Sacnilk reported, Shaakuntalam earned ‘ ₹3 crore India net on its first day for all languages’. The film earned ₹2.43 crore in Telugu, ₹0.4 crore in Hindi, ₹0.15 crore in Tamil, and ₹0.02 crore in Malayalam.

Radhakrishnaentertainments took to Twitter and shared an update on the film. It tweeted, “#Shakuntalam after excellent critic ratings and strong WOM…Day1> Premiers Day1 gross ..$175k+ and counting. Thanks USA Audience for your Enormous Support. Overseas Release By @Radhakrishnaen9.”

Coming back to Shaakuntalam, a Telugu film, is based on a popular Indian classic play Abhigyan Shakuntalam by Kalidasa. A whimsical tale, Shaakuntalam revolves around the epic love story of Shakuntala (Samantha) and King Dushyant, played by Dev Mohan. King Dushyant meets Shakuntala when he is out on a hunting trip in the jungle. They fall in love and get married as per the Gandharva system.

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