Kannappa Trailer: Prabhas, Akshay Kumar, Vishnu Manchu's Film Is A Grand Visual Feast

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The trailer for Kannappa, starring Vishnu Manchu, Akshay Kumar, Prabhas, and Mohanlal, has been released. The movie will hit screens worldwide on June 27, 2025.
The much-awaited trailer of Kannappa is finally here, and it's as grand as fans hoped. Headlined by Vishnu Manchu, the mythological action epic also features superstar cameos from Akshay Kumar, Prabhas, and Mohanlal, making it one of the most star-studded releases of the year.
Vishnu steps into the role of Thinnadu, a valiant warrior who finds spiritual purpose as Bhaktha Kannappa, an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva. Akshay Kumar takes on the divine mantle of Lord Shiva, Prabhas brings intensity as Rudra, and Mohanlal makes a powerful appearance as Kirata.
The two minutes and 54 seconds trailer of Kannappa is surely a visual treat. Watch it below:
Directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, the film is being pitched as one of the biggest pan-Indian ventures of the year. It will have a worldwide release on June 27, 2025. The makers described their film as, 'A powerful retelling of the historic and devotional saga of a simple hunter whose ultimate sacrifice became legend. Kannappa takes you into the world of faith, timeless courage, and divine connection."
Meanwhile, in a troubling development for the makers of Kannappa, an executive producer had earlier lodged a police complaint at Hyderabad's Film Nagar police station, alleging the theft of a hard disk containing crucial VFX footage from the film. According to reports, the stolen hard disk was received by Raghu, an office assistant employed at the Filmnagar office in Hyderabad. He then allegedly passed the package to a woman identified as Charitha. Since then, both Raghu and Charitha have gone missing.
The team issued a statement revealing, 'Credible intelligence has recently emerged that individuals who stole the hard disk are planning to leak over 90 minutes of unreleased footage online in a desperate attempt to derail the release of Kannappa."
On the other hand, Manchu Vishnu had said in a press meet in Chennai that the VFX work was taking place in their Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Dubai and London offices. 'When the VFX-related hard disk was sent from Mumbai, it reached my father Mohan Babu's residence in Film Nagar. It's the norm. We are three siblings and all our packages arrive there, and our respective managers would go collect it. Similarly, the hard disk arrived at our dad's residence. It was handed over to Raghu and Charitha, and they have been missing since then," he stated.
Kannappa is produced by veteran actor Mohan Babu, father of lead star Vishnu Manchu. The film boasts a stellar ensemble cast, including Kajal Aggarwal, Preity Mukundhan, Brahmanandam, and Sarath Kumar. Directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, the epic is being bankrolled under the banners of Twenty Four Frames Factory and AVA Entertainment. Interestingly, Vishnu Manchu has also penned the story and screenplay for this ambitious mythological drama.
First Published:
June 15, 2025, 09:07 IST