India, April 18 -- Telugu actor-filmmaker Vishnu Manchu believes artistes from the south should be actively promoting their films in the Hindi-speaking belt - as a gesture of gratitude.

"You need to respect the money earned from the North, especially the Hindi heartland. They are showering love on our movies; we must acknowledge that. I see it in a way that when we are making a movie for everyone to watch then I must come and respect them by coming and promoting my movie here," he says.

The poster for his upcoming fantasy drama Kannappa - set to release on June 27 - was recently unveiled by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The star-studded cast includes Akshay Kumar, Prabhas and Mohanlal.

On working with them, Vishnu says,...