Venkat Prabhu
as Director
The action film Mankatha, starring Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, etc., directed by Venkat Prabhu, was released on August 31, 2011 in India. It tells the story of 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. This is an Action, Crime, Thriller film with a runtime of 155 minutes and its worldwide box office is not listed in the available detail data. It has received a rating of 7.7/10 from 17,550 viewers.
Venkat Prabhu
as Director
Ajith Kumar
as Vinayak Mahadevan
Arjun Sarja
as Prithviraj
Trisha Krishnan
as Sanjana Arumugam
Premgi Amaren
as Prem
Vaibhav Reddy
as Sumanth
Anjali
as Suchitra Sumanth
Andrea Jeremiah
as Sabitha Prithviraj
Raai Laxmi
as Sona
Aravind Akash
as Faizal
Ashwin Kakumanu
as Ganesh
Mahat Raghavendra
as Mahat
V. Jayaprakash
as Arumuga Chettiyaar
Subbu Panchu
as Kamal Ekambaram
Subbu Panchu
as Praveen Kumar
Boys Rajan
as Special Squad Officer
Ramya Subramanian
as Press Reporter
Tulasi
as Chettiyar's Wife
Vijay Vasanth
as Special Appearance
Kainaat Arora
as Special Appearance
Venkat Prabhu
as Writer
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Good movie!
Good movie!
Ajith Kumar's much awaited Mankatha was released last Wednesday, which satisfied most people . Mankatha got a good opening and marching towards a huge success . Venkat has used Ajith well . Yuvan's BGM is a plus for the success , Action King Arjun made a role equal to Ajith , Vaibav , Premji , Mahat have done their best . Premji and Mahat were entertaining the audience with some comedy . First 15 minutes was quite ordinary , then the movie turned to be extra-ordinary . 2nd half was a roller coaster ride . Ajith's devilish laugh is a big plus . Songs and dance were the best Ajith Kumar not only stole 500 crores in the movie but also stole the whole show . This is Ajith's memorable 50 . Ajith has given his best . Satisfied not only Thala fans but also neutral fans . Finally "The king maker" and "The box office king" is back !!!
I don't UNDERSTAND How on Earth this movie can attain 7.2Stars but this is Poor movie ever in Tamil cinema. There is NO proper story and logics in most of the scenes like in IP address and container exchange etc etc. Ajith was a GOOD actor earlier but now doing movies as if HE come out of the Dog's home or i mean HE lost his power to act. Either Way, HE is at his Worst. Premgi was irritating to the core. He was OK only in 600028 movie, but off late we could not tolerate his nonsense in the screen. I don't understand the point why this movie needed lot of characters like Arjun,Vaibhav,Trisha,Lakshmi rai,Angeli,Andrea etc.. I think director was in drunk while writing the story which was supposed to be utter foolish.my only relief was the interval time. Had a cold coffee and sacrificed myself for watching this Pathetic movie.. In any case Don't watch this movie in DvDs.
Mankatha is Ajith Kumar's 50th movie. Hence, there are high expectations. By watching the theatrical trailer, one's interest for the film will surely have soared. To those who came with high expectations, Mankatha did not disappoint. A well-packaged thriller from start to finish. Mankatha is about a suspended Maharashtra cop, Vinayak(Ajith) who teams up with Sumanth(Vaibhav), SI Ganesh(Ashwin Kakumanu), Prem(Premji) and Mahat(Mahat) to pull of a heist. Hot on their heels are Special Branch officer Prithviraj(Arjun) and the Arumuga Chettiyar's(Jayaprakash)men. A cat-and-mouse chase ensues with usual double-crosses which ends with a surprise twist. Ajith has done a wonderful job in Mankatha after disappointing performances in Aegan and Asal. After David Billa, his Vinayak Mahadevan character oozes style and substance. A tailor-made role for him. Arjun as Prithviraj is nothing new for us as we have seen him in such roles in the past. Vaibhav,Ashwin and Mahat did a decent job. Premji, as usual managed to evoke laughters here and there with his dialogues and antics. Premji's character reminds us of the 'Napster' from The Italian Job. Jayaprakash fits into the character of Arumuga Chettiyar with ease. Arvind Akash fits the bill as Faisal, Arumuga Chettiyar's henchman. Of the female leads, only Trisha and Lakshmi Rai had importance and did justice to their roles while Anjali and Andrea are wasted. The other highlight of the film is notably Yuvan Shankar Raja's music. Vilayadu Mankatha, Open the Bottle and Balle Lakka songs stand out and went with the flow of the movie. The two songs, Kannadi Nee and Vaada Bin Laada look mis-placed. The BGM is excellent and goes well with the mood of the film. Editing by Praveen-Srikanth is perfectly executed. Sakthi Saravanan's camera work captured the chase and gunfight scenes well but the colour tone seems to be dull in the first half. Silva's stunts are just the usual stuff and nothing is eye catching. The only drawback are the stunts itself where usage of visual effects can be clearly seen. Realistic stunts could have made the film better. In a nutshell, Mankatha is Ajith's game from start to finish. Influences of Hollywood films(RED,Italian Job) are evident but Ajith remains the show-stealer. A perfect 50th film and a wonderful treat for Thala's fans.
Mankatha ...Such a waste of time.....The script was weak and the acting was terrible.....Direction was even worse...This movie is the worst of 2011...Ajit is a good a actor but taking this movie was his worst decision.....Music was terrible....Nothing original.....Also not sure what was Trisha doing in this movie....Well its high time that they stop an actress for just the sake of.....Even the F word couldn't save this movie...Terrible in all aspect......1/10.........................................AJIT PLEASE ACTI IN SOME GOOD MOVIES AND NOT ANYTHING LIKE THIS..................................
The story revolves around gangsters who wants to steal the bet money of a cricket tournament, the organisers will plan to store the money in a theatre at mumbai. But the gangsters plan to rob the money with the help of a guy who is working in that theatre. One of the hero who is a suspended police men joins the gang and plan to steal the money saying that we need to rob the money on the way itself. I wonder how we change containers using cranes at a bypass road in a check post... Its very childish attempt from the director and unnecessary bike stunts and car stunts spoils the pace of the movie. the second half was very dragging and atlast we will come to know that the suspended police men along with another police officer stealed the money by killing all the others in the gang.... The second half makes the audience to lose their patience. As a whole Mankatha failed to gamble the hearts of people and its yet another flop for actor ajith
Right from the first frame till the final frame, Ajith has lived the role of a Villain perfectly. (Who would have thought this being his 50th movie !). His evil filled laughter, his styles, his dialogue delivery and more importantly his dance moves were way too good. Thala has proved that he is indeed the "King Maker" as he himself says that in the movie. Rest of the cast just form the cast except Arjun who has portrayed a cop role in a stylish manner. Songs by Yuvan are usual to his standards. Direction by Venkat is good for the major portions of the later half of the movie. First half is slightly slower but gathers momentum as the movie proceeds. Despite few flaws here and there, we forget them at the end thanks to a great climax and a great performance by Ajith all the way. Surely a movie worth watching twice or even more.
Mankatha – 8/10 Ajith's 50th movie certainly has exceeded the hugely speculated expectations it garnered. Like its title, it travels in a racy pace with full of twists and turns presented in a thoroughly entertaining way. Story wise, Mankatha is can be said as the best of all Venkat Prabhu's film. It is thoroughly entertaining with Ajith oozing with energy in every scene with power packed one liners. The films has many scenes at the first half which may seem irrelevant but gets all paid back with the climax explaining everything. For the other casts, Premji and Vaibhav impresses and are at their best. Action King Arjun proves his proves his dynamic experience even in just few scene he have done. All the other female casts just does fine given that their roles are merely blink-and-miss ones. Technicality wise, Sakthi Saravanan's cinematography is apt for the commercial action film and Yuvan's music plays as an important factor for the scenes especially the epic BGMs. Venkat Prabhu has shown maturity in is directing with Mankatha and broke his all the stereotypical heroic roles of Tamil cinema by giving Ajith an Negative role. Kudos to the ultimate star for accepting it bravely putting his name in risk at his 50th film. All said, Mankataha proves that a film need to be artistic to be favoured by critics, but a entertaining film with intelligent twist can garner all the interest from all side. Verdict : Ajith's show all the way
After an average outing with Ajith in Aasal and Aegan,Ajith has made a big comeback with his 50th Golden Jublee,MANKATHA.Performances from all stars were awesome,but the main show stoppers were Ajith and Arjun.The first half of the film seemed like its screenplay was not coordinated well.However,the second half neatly explained the first half without leaving any flaws in the movie.This film plot is one of the best plots derived in Tamil cinema.'Nanbane' song was not needed,but it didn't disrupt the screenplay at all.MANKATHA is seriously Ajith's best.Go for it,enjoy the game and never miss it in the big screens. Rating:8.8/10
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