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Mankatha (; ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies. The film stars an ensemble cast of Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja,Trisha Krishnan, Lakshmi Rai, Anjali, Andrea Jeremiah, Ashwin Kakumanu, Vaibhav Reddy, Premji Amaren, Mahat Raghavendra, Jayaprakash, Aravind Akash and Subbu Panchu. It is Ajith's 50th film as a lead actor and the third and penultimate film of the production studio. The film follows Vinayak, a corrupt ACP in Mumbai, who joins a gang of four to plan a heist of cricket betting mone

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Vinayak, a suspended cop, helps a group of four men rob cricket betting money amounting to 500 crores INR. When it comes to splitting the amount, betrayal hits the team hard and a chase ensues.

Released: 2011-08-31161 minDir: Venkat PrabhuAction, ThrillerBudget: $6.1MBox office: $28.0M

Cast

  • Ajith Kumar as Vinayak Mahadevan
  • Arjun Sarja as Prithviraj
  • Vaibhav as Sumanth
  • Ashwin Kakumanu as Ganesh
  • Premji Amaran as Prem
  • Mahat Raghavendra as Mahat

Themes

  • gambling
  • money laundering
  • cricket
  • heist
  • bad cop
  • cops and robbers 
  • bookie
  • antihero

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IMDb

7.7/10

17,726 votes

Year
2011
Runtime
155 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller

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publication date
2011-01-01
title
மங்காத்தா
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  • Development
  • Pre-production
  • Casting
  • Filming
  • Post-production
  • Music
  • Marketing
  • Release
  • Re-release
  • Reception
  • Box office
  • Critical response
  • Accolades
  • Legacy
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Mankatha (; ) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language crime action film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Cloud Nine Movies. The film stars an ensemble cast of Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja,Trisha Krishnan, Lakshmi Rai, Anjali, Andrea Jeremiah, Ashwin Kakumanu, Vaibhav Reddy, Premji Amaren, Mahat Raghavendra, Jayaprakash, Aravind Akash and Subbu Panchu. It is Ajith's 50th film as a lead actor and the third and penultimate film of the production studio. The film follows Vinayak, a corrupt ACP in Mumbai, who joins a gang of four to plan a heist of cricket betting money in 2011 Indian Premier League.

The film had the tentative title of Thala 50, which was later officially announced in August 2010 under the initial official title Mangaatha, however, it underwent a change to Mankatha due to numerology reasons. Principal photography commenced in October 2010. It was shot for the most part in Chennai, the Dharavi slum in Mumbai and Bangkok and wrapped by June 2011. Following speculations regarding the film's release, Sun Pictures under Kalanithi Maran acquired the theatrical rights and distributed the film via Radhika's Radaan Mediaworks. The film has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography handled by Sakthi Saravanan and editing by Praveen K. L. and N. B. Srikanth.

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