ay al am ▁movie ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁It ▁star red ▁K . ▁R . ▁V ij aya ▁and ▁Prem ▁Naz e er ▁as ▁Sh ak unt ala ▁and ▁D ush y anta ▁respectively . ▁Raj y am ▁Pictures ▁of ▁C . ▁Lak sh mi ▁Raj y am ▁and ▁K . ▁S rid har ▁R ao ▁produced ▁a ▁Sh ak unt ala ▁film ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁st arring ▁N . ▁T . ▁R ama ▁R ao ▁as ▁D ush y anta ▁and ▁B . ▁Sar o ja ▁De vi ▁as ▁Sh ak unt ala . ▁It ▁is ▁directed ▁by ▁Kam al ak ara ▁K ames w ara ▁R ao . ▁V . ▁Sh ant aram ▁also ▁made ▁a ▁H indi ▁film ▁titled ▁' ST REE ' ▁on ▁this ▁story . ▁On ▁the ▁Mar ath i ▁stage ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁musical ▁drama ▁titled ▁Sh ak unt al ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁story . ▁ ▁Art ▁Camil le ▁Claud el ▁created ▁a ▁sculpt ure ▁Sh ak unt ala . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Dor othy ▁Mat ilda ▁Fig ue ira . ▁Trans l ating ▁the ▁Orient : ▁The ▁Re ception ▁of ▁Sak unt ala ▁in ▁Nin ete enth - Cent ury ▁Europe . ▁S UN Y ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁▁ ▁Rom ila ▁Th ap ar . ▁Sak unt ala : ▁Text s , ▁Read ings , ▁Histor ies . ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 1 .