Sakuntalai
1940, Tamil. Directed by Ellis R. Dungan.
Sakuntalai is the story of the mythological queen Shakuntala, whose tale is told in the Mahabharata and dramatised by Kalidasa in the play Abhijñānaśākuntalam.
- Runtime
- 3h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Tamil
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Cast & crew
- Ellis R. DunganDirector
- M. S. SubbulakshmiSakuntalai
- G. N. BalasubramaniamDushyanta
- Serugalathur SamaKanwa
- Radha ViswanathanBharata
- S. R. KalyanasundaramSaradwata
- T. A. MadhuramPriyamvada
- T. P. S. ManiDurvasa
- Sakuntala BaiAnasuya
- K. SarangapaniMadhavya
- Golden SaradambalGouthami
- N. S. KrishnanCast
- T. S. DurairajCast
Details
- Released
- 12 December 1940
- Original title
- சகுந்தலை
- Country
- India
- Written by
- T. Sadasivam
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Sakuntalai runs 180 minutes (3h 0m).
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Sakuntalai isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 December 1940. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Sakuntalai?
Sakuntalai (1940) was directed by Ellis R. Dungan and stars M. S. Subbulakshmi, G. N. Balasubramaniam, Serugalathur Sama.