‘Kannappa’ beneath assault from piracy, says actor Vishnu Manchu

Two days after its worldwide launch, Vishnu Manchu took to social media to allege the difficulty of piracy. “Kannappa is beneath assault from piracy. Over 30,000 unlawful hyperlinks have already been taken down. That is heartbreaking,” he wrote on X.

Curiously, ten days earlier than the discharge of the film, the producers of Kannappa had filed a grievance over the theft of the film’s arduous disk, containing VFX visuals. The makers alleged that “a tough drive containing a pivotal motion sequence between two lead characters of Kannappa, together with crucial VFX work, was stolen throughout transit. The drive was shipped from Hive Studios, Mumbai, and supposed to be delivered to our official manufacturing workplace.”

Kannappa tells the story of Thinnadu (Vishnu Manchu), a fearless warrior who transforms into Lord Shiva’s final devotee. Bollywood star Akshay Kumar seems within the position of Lord Shiva. Mohanlal performs Kirata, whereas Prabhas essays Rudra. Kajal Aggarwal and Preity Mukundhan are the opposite actors within the film.

The pan-Indian film was off to a good begin on the field workplace, amassing ₹9 crore on the opening day. The Telugu occupancy for the movie was 55.89 per cent. Kannappa was additionally launched in Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam. By the tip of the opening weekend, the movie had earned ₹23.75 crore, in keeping with reviews.

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The Hindu overview of the movie stated, “With a sprawling ensemble that features veterans like Madhoo, Brahmanandam, Sapthagiri, Brahmaji, Mukesh Rishi, and Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran, the movie is overpopulated and underwritten. Of those, solely Sarath Kumar and Mohan Babu go away an enduring impression. Vishnu Manchu finds his footing within the emotional climax, however by then, a lot of the momentum is already misplaced.

Finally, Kannappa had a shifting legend to construct upon — a story of unwavering religion and sacrifice. However what it wanted was no more star energy or visible gloss, however storytelling rooted in emotional readability and cultural texture. In striving for grandeur, it forgets to inform the story that issues.”