Comedian turned hero, Sunil is now getting ready to sport a mythological character. Tanikella Bharani who was critically acclaimed for his Mithunam movie is planning to make a film called Kanappa. Surprisingly Sunil was chosen for the role in Telugu Tamil and Kannada versions. Script works are in progress. The film will go on to the sets from April 2014. Earlier, director Bapu made a film Baktha kannappa with Krishnam Raju was a block buster in Telugu.