the recent release of samantha ruth prabhus shaakuntalam has caused quite a stir in the film industry while the film boasted a strong south indian flavour it unfortunately failed to meet expectations at the box office actor madhoo who played the role of menaka in the film recently opened up about her disappointment in the movies performance despite the hard work put in by the makersread alsoshaakuntalam box office collection day 5 samantha ruth prabhus film fails to make a mark collects only rs 685 croresamantha ruth prabhus shaakuntalam struggles to find an audience earns just rs 50 lakh on day 5watch varun dhawan nails a telugu dialogue from shaakuntalam on the set of citadelvarun dhawans impressive telugu dialogue delivery from shaakuntalam on citadel setssamantha ruth prabhus report card from class ten goes viral actress respondsinternet goes wild as samantha ruth prabhus report card surfaces onlinesamantha ruth prabhus accent creates debate on social media following citadel premieresamantha ruth prabhus accent takes center stage at citadels london premieremadhoo praised the efforts of the films makers stating that they gave it their all from preproduction to the release she also noted the yearlong process of cgi that was done to ensure that the movie was a visual treat the makers also ensured the comfort of the cast and crew during the shooting processmadhoo went on to discuss the unpredictability of the success or failure of a film citing the examples of baahubali and rrr despite their strong performances the reasons for their success are unclear this lack of certainty adds to the disappointment felt when a movie does not perform as expected especially when a lot of hard work was put into its creationshaakuntalam directed by gunasekhar was dubbed and released in tamil and hindi as well unfortunately it failed to gross over rs 10 crore in its opening weekend globally making it one of the lowestgrossing films made over a budget of rs 50 crorein shaakuntalam samantha played the central character of shakuntala the daughter of menaka and viswamithra the film marked samanthas first collaboration with director gunasekharall in all the underperformance of shaakuntalam at the box office has left many disappointed including the films cast and crew who put in a lot of effort to bring the movie to life despite the disappointment the films south indian flavour and strong mythology elements are still appreciated by many viewers