Mankatha is an upcoming Tamil comedy-action thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. It will feature Ajith in the lead role, making it his 50th film, along with an ensemble cast including Arjun, Trisha, Vaibhav Reddy, Lakshmi Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Premji Amaren and Anjali. The film, to be produced and distributed by Dhayanidhi Alagiri‘s Cloud Nine Movies, was formally launched in August, 2010 and is expected to release in June 2011.
The film is said to revolve around a Mafia gang gambling during the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket season.
Directed by Venkat Prabhu
Produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri
Vivek Rathnavel
Screenplay by Venkat Prabhu
Story by Venkat Prabhu
Starring Ajith Kumar
Arjun
Trisha Krishnan
Vaibhav Reddy
Mahat Raghavendra
Premji Amaren
Andrea Jeremiah
Anjali
Lakshmi Rai
Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography Sakthi Saravanan
Editing by Praveen K. L.
N. B. Srikanth
Studio Cloud Nine Movies
Distributed by Cloud Nine Movies
Release date(s) June 2011
Country India
Language Tamil





















