Why did Samantha’s ‘Shakuntalam’ flop at the box office? earnings not worth counting

Earnings of ‘Shakuntalam’ so far

Day 1 – 2.7 crores
Day 2 – 1.55 crores
Day 3 – 1.4 cr
Fourth day – 54 lakhs
Day 5 – 43 lakhs
6th day – 35 lakhs
7th day – 3 lakhs
Total – Rs 7.27 crore

Why was ‘Shakuntalam’ beaten?

Shakuntalam, written and directed by Gunasekhar, is a mythological film based on the folklore about Shakuntala. Apart from Samantha, it also stars Dev Mohan in the lead role. The two things that Shakuntalam failed were the dialogues and the VFX. After watching the film in Hindi, the dialogues were largely bookish, leaving people watching epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata on television a bit confused. The film tried to go big with the scenes but fell short. The film was in 3D but except for two to three scenes, the film did not require 3D.

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Is this because of Samantha’s absence?

Meanwhile, veteran Telugu producer-director Chittibabu also reacted strongly to the failure of ‘Shakuntalam’ at the box office. In a recent interview with Filmy Looks, the producer slammed Samantha and claimed that the actress’ career as a ‘star heroine’ is over. He said that Samantha is only using ‘cheap tricks’ to promote her films.