Prabhas with Vishnu Manchu; Poster announces Prabhas joining the sets of ‘Kannaappa’. Photo Courtesy: @iVishnuManchu/X

Actor Vishnu Manchu on Friday announced that Telugu star Prabhas has joined the sets of his much-awaited pan-India film. Kannappa,

Vishnu unveiled a special poster on his X account to announce the news.

KannappaTitled Vishnu, it is projected to be a magnum opus that brings together stars from across the country. The news of Prabhas joining the sets comes almost a month after Bollywood star Akshay Kumar joined the sets of the film for a schedule in Hyderabad.

Apart from Prabhas and Akshay Kannappa It also features cameo roles from Mohanlal and Nayanthara. Directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, the film is an action entertainer based on a real-life story and stars Vishnu as Bhakta Kannappa, an atheist and fearless warrior who became a devoted follower of Lord Shiva. A famous figure in Telugu folklore, Kannappa became a devotee of Lord Shiva and took out his eye as an offering to the Hindu deity.

The first look of the film, released earlier, showed Vishnu as a man wielding a bow and arrow emerging from a waterfall. Kannappa It also stars Mohan Babu, Sarath Kumar, Brahmanandam, Preeti Mukundan, Madhu and Mukesh Rishi.

Produced by AVA Entertainment and 24 Frames Factory, the film features an impressive line-up of technicians, including renowned Hollywood cinematographer Sheldon Chow, action director Kecha Khamphakdi and dance maestro Prabhu Deva.