Shiva Mecchida Kannappa (transl.

Kannappa who was blessed by Shiva) is a 1988 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Vijay.

Produced by Raghavendra Rajkumar, the film is about the life of Kannappa, a hunter who becomes a Lord Shiva devotee; Kanappa is played by Puneeth Rajkumar in younger days and Shivarajkumar in adult life.

[1][2] The rest of the cast includes Geetha, Sarala Devi, C. R. Simha and Rajkumar himself playing a brief cameo role in the role of Shiva.

The film has musical score by T. G. Lingappa and the dialogues and lyrics written by Chi.