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Mankatha

ActionCrimeThriller

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.

Year

2011

Duration

2h 35m

IMDb

7.7

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Cast

Venkat Prabhu

Director

Ajith Kumar

Vinayak Mahadevan

Arjun Sarja

Prithviraj

Cast

Venkat Prabhu

Director

Ajith Kumar

Vinayak Mahadevan

Arjun Sarja

Prithviraj

Trisha Krishnan

Sanjana Arumugam

Premgi Amaren

Prem

Vaibhav Reddy

Sumanth

Anjali

Suchitra Sumanth

Andrea Jeremiah

Sabitha Prithviraj

Raai Laxmi

Sona

AA

Aravind Akash

Faizal

AK

Ashwin Kakumanu

Ganesh

Mahat Raghavendra

Mahat

V. Jayaprakash

Arumuga Chettiyaar

Subbu Panchu

Kamal Ekambaram

Subbu Panchu

Praveen Kumar

BR

Boys Rajan

Special Squad Officer

Ramya Subramanian

Press Reporter

Tulasi

Chettiyar's Wife

VV

Vijay Vasanth

Special Appearance

Kainaat Arora

Special Appearance

Venkat Prabhu

Writer

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ساااااارووووJan 31, 2026

user7210326085057Jan 31, 2026

🥀💜Elhaidi Reda💜🥀Apr 28, 2023

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 !!!

YaSsino ZaaApr 28, 2023

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.

Princy DraeApr 28, 2023

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.

Marx LeeApr 28, 2023

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..................................

Alazar Pro EthiopiaApr 28, 2023

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

PIZKHALIFAApr 28, 2023

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.

ShailynOfficialApr 28, 2023

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

user7210326085057Apr 28, 2023

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