Desc: Shakuntala: Directed by Ellis Dungan. With G.N. Balasubramaniam, Tharamani Devi, T.S. Durairaj, Kalyanam. Sakuntalai is the story of the mythological queen Shakuntala, whose tale is told in the Mahabarata and dramatized by Kalidasa in the play Abhijnanasakuntalam.