Kannappa starring Vishnu Manchu in the lead is a Telugu language mythological multi-starrer, which will see cameos from Indian star actors Akshay Kumar (Bollywood), Mohanlal (Malayalam film industry), Prabhas (Tollywood), and Kajal Aggarwal.
While Mohanlal plays 'Kirata', widely believed to be a mountain-dwelling incarnation of Hindu God Shiva, Kajal Aggarwal plays 'Parvathi Devi, wife of Lord Shiva. Now Akshay Kumar's character of Shiva, the God of destruction in the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva—the creator, the preserver, and the destroyer—has been revealed.
Based on the legend of 'Kannappa', a devotee of Lord Shiva, Kannappa the film has screenplay by Vishnu Manchu, and is directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh. Kannappa releases on April 25, 2025. The movie is a production venture of 24 Frames Factory, and AVA Entertainment.