Kannappa(2025)
After witnessing the cruel sacrifice of his childhood friend, an atheist warrior rejects religion until love forces him to find his own faith.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Prime Video, Sun Nxt
- Theatrical Release
- 26 June 2025
- Director
- Mukesh Kumar Singh
- Language
- Telugu
- Runtime
- 3h 2m
- Rating
- 4.6/10
Storyline
A warrior who doesn't believe in gods sees his childhood friend killed in a religious sacrifice. This hardens his heart against all faith. But when he falls in love, he is pushed to search for a personal belief of his own.
“When love challenges his disbelief, a warrior finds faith.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Kannappa
Cast reunions in this film: Brahmanandam & Mukesh Rishi (26 films together), Mohan Babu & Brahmanandam (21 films together), Brahmanandam & Brahmaji (18 films together), Kajal Aggarwal & Brahmanandam (13 films together), Brahmanandam & Prabhas (7 films together), and Mohan Babu & Vishnu Manchu (6 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title role was offered to several major stars before being finalized with Vishnu Manchu, who also produced it.
- Director Mukesh Kumar Singh previously directed the historical TV series 'Chanakya' and 'Prithviraj Chauhan'.
- Parts of the movie were shot in New Zealand to capture landscapes resembling ancient Himalayan regions.
- The story is inspired by the legend of Kannappa, a devotee of Lord Shiva from Tamil Shaiva tradition.
- This is one of the most expensive Telugu films ever made, with a reported budget of over 200 crore rupees.
- The film uses extensive visual effects created by multiple studios, including some that worked on 'Baahubali'.
- A special makeup team was hired to design prosthetics and looks for the mythological characters in the film.