Kannappa: After Allu Arjun's daughter, Vishnu Manchu's 5-year old son to make his Telugu debut

Vishnu Manchu is currently in the midst of filming for his fantasy drama project, Kannappa. The film has gone through its fair share of casting tribulations with the female lead being changed at the last minute. However, Kannappa is now proceeding as planned and will be seeing through its theatrical release within the year. An interesting update has now come forward about the film's already star-studded cast.

Vishnu Manchu's son to make his Telugu debut with Kannappa?

Kannappa makes for a milestone in Vishnu Manchu's career as not only is the actor starring in the film himself, but has also penned its screenplay. The Mukesh Kumar Singh directorial is now gearing up to welcome another cast member on board. As per an official update, Vishnu Manchu's son, Avram, who is all of five years old, will be starring in the film in a pivotal role. Not only will this mark Avram's acting debut, but will also signify the third generation of the Manchu family joining the movies.

Earlier last year, Allu Arjun's daughter, Allu Arha, all of eight years old, also marked her acting debut in the Samantha Ruth Prabhu led Gunasekhar directorial Shaakuntalam. Speaking about how impressed she was with Allu Arha's ease in front of the camera, Samantha, in an interview with Pinkvilla shared, "She is so adorable. She blew everyone’s mind on set. Firstly, she does not speak a word of English, she only speaks Telugu. She speaks Telugu better than most adults, so pure. She was absolutely brilliant."

Prabhas, Mohanlal, Nayanthara: Kannappa boasts of a star-studded cast

Kannappa will star Vishnu Manchu is the role of Lord Shiva's devotee. Kajal Aggarwal will be playing the female lead in the film. The role was to earlier be essayed by Nupur Sanon, who only recently marked her acting debut with Ravi Teja's Tiger Nageswara Rao - however, Sanon pulled out of the project last minute, citing scheduling conflicts.

Prabhas has been brought on board for a cameo as Lord Shiva with veteran actor Mohanlal also set to essay a pivotal (but undisclosed) role in the film. The film is currently underway in New Zealand.