Manchu Vishnu took to X to reveal about his experience as a stuntman in LA. He wrote, “Not many know, I trained in martial arts & worked as a stuntman in LA before becoming an actor. I’m also a proud Telugu Stunt Union member. As the showrunner of Kannappa, I designed many of the action scenes myself. Huge thanks to Kecha master for bringing them to life.” The actor is currently in the US promoting the film. 

Kannappa, which is a period fantasy drama, is based on the epic mythological story of a Shiva devotee after the same name. Vishnu Manchu is also the screenwriter for the film. The period film has a massive star cast of Akshay Kumar, Mohan Lal, Sarath Kumar, Kajal Agarwal among others. Prabhas plays a cameo in the film as Rudra which has added significant hype for the film. The recently released teaser hints at a large-scale visual spectacle. 

Kannappa is helmed by director Mukesh Kumar Singh. The epic project has cinematography by Seldon Chau, music by Stephen Devassy, and editing by Anthony Gonsalvez. The high-scale project is bankrolled by Mohan Babu, father of Manchu Vishnu, under the banners of 24 Frames Factory and AVA Entertainments. The film was earlier slated for a pan-Indian release on April 25 but has been postponed to June 27 due to extensive VFX work.