Vishnu Manchu's Kannappa: Prabhas To Add Value To Prestigious Period Drama By Playing The Role Of...; Deets In

Updated: Sunday, September 10, 2023, 12:22 [IST]

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Kannappa, a period mythological drama featuring Vishnu Manchu was officially announced a couple of days ago. Veteran Manchu Mohan Babu organized the special puja ceremony for the launch at Sri Kalahasti's temple.

Vishnu Manchu, who is also at the helm of affairs of the Movie Artists Association (MAA), will star in the titular role besides producing the movie.

Now, Vishnu Manchu broke the news of pan-India star Prabhas' inclusion in the cast of his epic project. Rumours suggest that Prabhas will be seen playing a cameo of Lord Shiva.

Prabhas, whose uncle, the late Krishnam Raju rose to stardom with his epic film Bhakta Kannappa, is ecstatic to be part of Vishnu Manchu's one of his dream projects. Although Prabhas is not playing the role that his uncle played then, he is happy to be part of this film. Back when Bhakta Kannappa was released featuring Vanisri, Rao Gopal Rao among others in 1976, M Balaiah played the role of Lord Shiva.

The pre-production works of the project have begun and the film's casting directors are involved in roping in suitable actors for the roles.

Kannappa is directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, who helmed the popular Mahabharat series. and produced by Ava Entertainment and 24 Frames Factory banners, jointly. Musicians Mani Sharma and Stephen Devasi are working on the film's background score and music.

The 40-year-old actor was last seen in a comedy-thriller titled Ginna, in which Sunny Leone played a key role. The movie was released in 2022.

Prabhas, on the other hand, has several projects up his sleeve including the much-awaited Prashanth Neel's action-thriller Salaar Part 1 Ceasefire. In addition, Nag Ashwin's Project K aka Kalki 2898 AD, and director Maruthi's Raja Deluxe, a comedy-horror.

Meanwhile, Prabhas' cameo in Kannappa movie is confirmed by Vishnu Manchu, the producer-cum-actor himself. To a number of tweets that spoke about the same, Vishnu replied positively. Check out the tweets here.