Kannappa Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama |
| Release date | January 17, 2025 |
| Running time | TBA |
| Certificate | TBA |
| Starring | Vishnu Manchu Preity Mukhundhan Mohanlal (cameo appearance) Prabhas (cameo appearance) |
| Directed by | Mukesh Kumar Singh |
| Written by | Screenplay: Vishnu Manchu Story: Paruchuri Gopala Krishna G. Nageswara Reddy Eshwar Reddy Thota Prasad |
| Produced by | Mohan Babu |
| Cinematography by | Sheldon Chau |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | Stephen Devassy Mani Sharma |
| Production Companies | AVA Entertainment 24 Frames Factory |
Kannappa Movie Cast & Characters:
- Vishnu Manchu as Kannappa, Devotee of Lord Shiva
- Preity Mukhundhan
- R. Sarathkumar
- Brahmanandam
- Mohan Babu
- Madhoo
- Vani Bhojan
- Devaraj
- Aishwarya
- Mukesh Rishi
- Siva Balaji
- Rahul Madhav
- Kaushal Manda
- Raghu Babu
- Arpit Ranka
- Saptagiri
- Surekha Vani
- Akshay Kumar as Lord Shiva
- Mohanlal as Nandi, Devotee of Lord Shiva
- Prabhas as Ravana, Devotee of Lord Shiva
- Kajal Aggarwal as Parvati and Sati, Lord Siva’s wives
- Kriti Sanon as Lakshmi, wife of Lord Vishnu
Storyline:
An atheist hunter Kannappa becomes a devotee of Lord Shiva and plucked out his eyes in an act of devotion.
Kannappa Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | ₹100 crore |
| Opening Day | TBA |
| Domestic Collection | TBA |
| International Collection | TBA |
| Worldwide Collection | TBA |
About Kannappa Movie:
Kannappa is an upcoming Telugu fantasy film directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh. It is based on the legend of Kannappa, a devotee of Hindu god Shiva. The film was produced by Mohan Babu through his companies AVA Entertainment and 24 Frames Factory. The film stars Vishnu Manchu in the title role, who also wrote the screenplay based on a story developed by Paruchuri Gopala Krishna, Eshwar Reddy, G. Nageswara Reddy, and Thota Prasad.
Kannappa was officially launched with a pooja ceremony on 18 August 2023 at Srikalahasteeswara temple in Srikalahasti. Mukesh Kumar Singh was attached as the director, who had earlier directed several mythological television series.
Vishnu Manchu went for location scouting in New Zealand in April 2019. Initially, the crew scouted in Ireland, Scotland, Minnesota, Australia, Switzerland, and Canada in a search for a 2nd-century worldbuilding with unpolluted sky and scenic forests.
Principal photography began on 25 September 2023 in New Zealand.
Filming was temporarily halted in late October after Manchu sustained an injury while performing a fight sequence, where the blades of a drone made contact with his arm.
In New Zealand, the film was shot in various locations across Auckland, Rotorua, Glenorchy, Wanaka, Pukaki, and Christchurch. Reportedly, about 80 percent of the film will be shot in New Zealand.
The first schedule of filming for the movie was officially completed on December 23, 2023, in New Zealand, as announced by Dr. M. Mohan Babu, the film’s producer, and the entire movie team.
The film is aiming for a theatrical release worldwide in the third quarter of 2024, which would be dubbed in multiple Indian languages.
