Manchu Vishnu’s much-awaited film Kannappa hits a major roadblock as a hard drive containing critical scenes has gone missing under suspicious circumstances. The film’s executive producer, Reddy Vijaykumar, filed a complaint, leading the Nagar police to register a case against employees of the 24 Frames factory for breach of trust.

The hard drive was couriered via DTDC from HIVE Studios in Mumbai and received by office boy Raghu, who has since gone missing.

Investigations revealed he handed it over to a woman named Charitha, who is also untraceable.

Police suspect a possible conspiracy to sabotage the film and have intensified the search for both individuals.