Shaakuntalam director Gunasekhar says “Samantha Ruth Prabhu was our only choice,”

Superstar Samantha Ruth Prabhu is currently gearing up for Shaakuntalam’s release. The actress has been busy promoting the film. Filmmaker Gunasekhar talked about the film and how Samantha was his only choice. Samantha Ruth Prabhu has consistently emerged on the numero uno spot on Ormax’s list of ‘Stars India Loves’ for months in a row, the actress is definitely a winner of hearts of the fans and the people she works with.

Director Gunasekhar said, “When I wanted to make the eternal love story of Shakuntala and Dushyant in an interesting backdrop of a beautiful whimsical forest much like a forest princess in a Disney kind of film, I wanted someone who could be relatable to the millennial audiences, and felt Samantha would be apt for this film and approached her.”

He further adds, “The film traces the emotional journey of a woman who falls in love and the challenges fate throws at her, she’s a character of inner strength who depicts her emotions with dignity and grace in all that she does. Her truth is her strength, all these emotions can only be portrayed by a wonderful performer like Samantha and she was our only choice to be able to create this epic.”

On the work front, Samantha has Khushi with Vijay Deverakonda and Hindi version of Citadel in pipeline.