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Mankatha

Mankatha

A game of chase and get chased

20116.72h 41m

Overview

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.

Directed by Venkat Prabhu
Written by Venkat Prabhu
Produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri, Vivek Rathnavelu
Box OfficeBudget: $6.1MRevenue: $28.0M

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Top Cast

Ajith Kumar

Ajith Kumar

Vinayak Mahadevan

Arjun Sarja

Arjun Sarja

Prithviraj

Vaibhav

Vaibhav

Sumanth

Ashwin Kakumanu

Ashwin Kakumanu

Ganesh

Premji Amaran

Premji Amaran

Prem

Mahat Raghavendra

Mahat Raghavendra

Mahat

Trisha Krishnan

Trisha Krishnan

Sanjana Arumugam

Raai Laxmi

Raai Laxmi

Sona

Jayaprakash

Jayaprakash

Arumuga Chettiyar

Subbu Panchu

Subbu Panchu

Kamal Ekambaram

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Themes & Keywords

gamblingmoney launderingcricketheistbad copcops and robbers bookieantihero

About Mankatha

Mankatha is a action, thriller film released in 2011 exploring themes of gambling, money laundering, cricket, heist, bad cop, cops and robbers . Directed by Venkat Prabhu, it stars Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Vaibhav. 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.

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