India, May 27 -- Just a month ahead of its release, a hard disk containing valuable footage from the Vishnu Manchu-starrer Kannappa was reportedly stolen. As per a report by Sakshi.com, the incident took place under the jurisdiction of the Film Nagar Police Station in Hyderabad. (Also Read | Kannappa new release date: Here's when Vishnu Manchu's film with Prabhas, Akshay Kumar, Mohanlal will be released)

Reportedly, a VFX vendor from Mumbai (Hive Studios) sent the hard disk to the office of Twenty Four Frames Factory Private Limited in Filmnagar through DTDC courier. According to DTDC delivery records, the parcel reached the office on Sunday (May 25). A staff member, Raghu, handed the courier to a woman named Charitha.

However, Charitha...