Shaakuntalam is one film that Samantha has pinned a lot of hopes on. The film has to click as she has boasted big and created big sympathy for herself in all the promotions.
Gunasekhar has directed the film and the promo looks outdated, to say the least. The VFX is tacky and apart from Samantha, there is absolutely no star power in the film.
The makers are trying hard to attract the public and if the film has to open well India-wide, Samantha and the performance need to click. She is the only one who can save the film now.
Shaakuntalam is also Samantha’s proper first pan-India release. Dil Raju has co-produced the film but he too cannot do much as the subject matter is such and only the audience can give the verdict.
