India, June 30 -- Mukesh Kumar Singh's Kannappa, starring Vishnu Manchu as the lead, released in theatres on Friday. It collected Rs.23.75 crore net in India, and the lead actor credits Prabhas, who played a cameo in the film, for drawing the audience to the theatres. Here's what he said. (Also Read: Vishnu Manchu's Kannappa opening weekend numbers are in: Where does it land among biggest Telugu openers of 2025?)

Kannappa did decent numbers in its first weekend, and Vishnu seemed happy with the outcome as he spoke to the press during the weekend. When asked if the opening numbers can be attributed to Prabhas' cameo in the film, he replied, "100%. I believe that. People might debate that it's also due to the subject of Kannappa. I have no...