Everyone was surprised with Kannappa, as the film was initially censored with 195 Minutes. It was reported Manchu Vishnu’s team will reduce the film’s length, and now, Kannappa’s runtime has been trimmed by 12 minutes.

Reportedly, the team trimmed 12 minutes 11 seconds from the final runtime and sent the film to be re-censored and cleared all censor formalities. So, the final theatrical runtime of the film is 182 minutes 51 seconds.

A runtime above 3 hours is still big, but the film’s genre and huge star cast demand it, according to the makers. So, it is confirmed that Manchu Vishnu’s Kannappa’s runtime has been trimmed by 12 minutes.

The deleted scenes/visuals include some glamorous scenes of the film’s heroine, Preity Mukundan, along with some violent and sentimental scenes. A few visuals from the hero’s intro song were also deleted.

The film, which has been directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, is scheduled to hit theaters worldwide on June 27. Vishnu plays the titular role of Thinnadu (Kannappa), the fearless warrior-turned-devotee who transformed into the ultimate devotee of Lord Shiva.

Akshay Kumar essays the role of Lord Shiva alongside Kajal Aggarwal as goddess Parvati. Mohanlal appears as Kirata, while Prabhas appears as the messenger of Lord Shiva, named Rudra.

The mythological movie Kannappa, starring Manchu Vishnu as the lead, who is also the producer of the film, will arrive in theaters in three days. However, Kannappa faces hurdles as there are no bookings yet, and the film’s buzz drops.

Nowadays, the overseas bookings for movies start 2 weeks before the release. But when it comes to the dream project of Vishnu, the bookings have not opened yet. There are just 3 days to go for the release, and still bookings have not opened yet in India as well.

Even though the makers confidently say that they did not sell the rights with confidence in the film, the reality is the distributors are not interested in the quoted price of Kannappa producers.

Because of no theatrical or non-theatrical business, the entire risk is on the producers. Manchu Vishnu’s Kannappa faces hurdles as there are no bookings yet, and the film’s buzz drops.

The film’s songs worked well, and it has a huge star cast, including Prabhas in an extended cameo, which is one of the reasons for the film getting some craze among audiences.

However, the movie failed to continue or raise the buzz to the next level, and the bookings have not opened yet. All of these emerged as a big trouble for Kannappa. The team needs to do something to increase the buzz.