Overview

• At a Chennai promotion on May 31, Vishnu Manchu alleged that staffers Raghu and Charitha stole the Kannappa VFX drive at the behest of his brother, Manoj Manchu.
• The hard disk, shipped from a Mumbai VFX facility in March to Mohan Babu’s Film Nagar residence, is password-protected and has not been accessed.
• Hyderabad police registered a criminal breach of trust case after a complaint by 24 Frames Factory and are actively investigating the two missing suspects.
• Vishnu Manchu urged audiences not to view or share any leaked footage, warning that up to 90 minutes of color-graded scenes could be exposed.
• Despite the dispute, the Mukesh Kumar Singh–directed mythological epic starring Vishnu Manchu alongside Prabhas, Akshay Kumar, Kajal Aggarwal and Mohanlal remains on track for its June 27 release.