''Shakuntala'' is a 1965 Indian

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-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars

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, Sathyan,

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and Prema. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan and K. Raghavan. The film is adapted from the 1961 Bollywood film ''Stree''. The film had its opening sequence in Eastmancolor.

Cast

* Kalaikkal Kumaran * Sathyan *

* Prema *

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*KS Gopinath * Rajasree *Jolly * K. R. Vijaya *MS Namboothiri *Rani

Soundtrack

References

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* 1965 films 1960s Malayalam-language films Films based on works by Kalidasa Works based on Shakuntala (play) Films scored by G. Devarajan Films scored by K. Raghavan {{1960s-Malayalam-film-stub