Mankatha
2011 film by Venkat Prabhu / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mankatha (transl. Gambling) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film[7] written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, and produced by Dayanidhi Azhagiri under Cloud Nine Movies. The film stars Ajith Kumar, in his 50th credited film, leading an ensemble cast which includes Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Lakshmi Rai, Anjali, Andrea Jeremiah, Ashwin Kakumanu, Vaibhav, Premji Amaren, Mahat Raghavendra, Jayaprakash, Aravind Akash and Subbu Panchu. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the musical score and soundtrack, with Sakthi Saravanan working as the cinematographer and the duo Praveen K. L. and N. B. Srikanth as editors. Set in Mumbai, the film revolves around a heist of cricket betting money, carried out by a gang of four thieves, who are joined by a fifth unknown man, and its aftermath.
Mankatha | |
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Directed by | Venkat Prabhu |
Written by | Venkat Prabhu |
Produced by | Dhayanidhi Alagiri Vivek Rathnavel |
Starring | Ajith Kumar Arjun Sarja Trisha Krishnan Lakshmi Rai Anjali Andrea Jeremiah Vaibhav Ashwin Kakumanu Premji Amaren Mahat Raghavendra Jaya Prakash Aravind Akash Subbu Panchu |
Cinematography | Sakthi Saravanan |
Edited by | Praveen K. L. N. B. Srikanth |
Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Sun Pictures Radaan Mediaworks[1] Ayngaran International (United Kingdom) Lotus Five Star (Malaysia) |
Release date | |
Running time | 160 minutes[3] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Budget | ₹24 crore[4] |
Box office | est. ₹68–100 crore[5][6] |
The film was formally launched in August 2010,[8][9] with its principal photography beginning on 25 October 2010. Filming was held for more than eight months and took place primarily across Chennai, the Dharavi slum in Mumbai and Bangkok, Thailand. Following speculations regarding the film's release, Sun Pictures acquired the theatrical rights and distributed the film via Radhika's Radaan Mediaworks. Mankatha released on 31 August 2011 worldwide and rececived well critical acclaim from both critics and audience. Thus, grossed the second biggest opening of all time for a Tamil film, after Enthiran, at the time of release.[10][11]