• Source: Sakunthala (1932 film)

Sakunthala is a 1932 Telugu-language film directed by Sarvottam Badami. Produced by Select Pictures, it was based on the renowned play Abhignana Sakuntalam by Kalidasa, the film features Surabhi Kamalabai in the titular role of Sakuntala and Yadavalli Suryanarayana as Dushyanta. It is among the first ten talkie films made in Telugu cinema.
An advertisement promoted it as, "another extraordinary Telugu talkie for the Andhra region, surpassing even the grandness of Paduka Patabhisheka." Notably, Sakuntala marked the beginning of comedic roles in Telugu cinema. It features fishermen who catch a fish that has swallowed Sakuntala's ring, leading to humorous interactions.




Cast


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Surabhi Kamalabai as Sakuntala
Yadavalli Suryanarayana as Dushyanta
Bakurapanda Venkata Rao
Nellore Nagaraja Rao




References

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• Sakunthala (1932 film)
• G. Sakunthala
• Shakuntala (disambiguation)
• Shakuntala
• Telugu cinema
• Yadavalli Suryanarayana
• Sarvottam Badami
• List of Telugu films of the 1930s
• Gubbi Veeranna
• Sri Rama Paduka Pattabhishekam