This Vishnu Manchu-starrer has epic ambitions but an exhausting runtime

It was a houseful when I settled down to watch this film. By the time the end credits rolled—after a whopping 3 hours and 2 minutes—the theatre had thinned to a half house.

- Rishabh Suri

It was a houseful when I settled down to watch this film. By the time the end credits rolled—after a whopping 3 hours and 2 minutes—the theatre had thinned to a half house. Kannappa is a prime example of what happens when a good idea and story are left to simmer for too long.

Directed by Mukesh Kumar Singh, this epic mythological drama is based on the legend of an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, who in this lifetime is reborn as an atheist tribal hunter Thinnadu. The plot traces his transformation and ultimate sacrifice, offering everything, including his eyes, to his God.