Mankatha (Tamil: மங்காத்தா) is a 2011 Tamil action thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. It features Ajith Kumar in the lead role, starring in his 50th film, along with an ensemble cast including Arjun, Trisha Krishnan, Vaibhav Reddy, Lakshmi Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Premji Amaren and Anjali. It was produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies  while 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.

The film was formally launched in August 2010, with its principal photography beginning on October 25, 2010. Filming was held for more than eight months and took place primarily across Chennai, the Dharavi slum in Mumbai and Bangkok, Thailand. The film released on August 31, 2011 worldwide to generally positive reviews, while marking the second highest-grossing opening for a Tamil film. Popular and veteran Telugu producer Bellamkonda Suresh has bought the dubbing rights for Mankatha and the film will be dubbed into Telugu as "Gambler" and will release in Andra Pradesh on September 9th, 2011.

Cast

Ajith Kumar, Arjun, Trisha, Lakshmi Rai, Vaibhav, Aravind Akash, Anjali, Andrea Jeremiah and others

Crew

Direction: Venkat Prabhu
Cinematography: Sakthi Saravanan
Banner: Sun Pictures, Cloud Nine Movies
Production: Kalanidhi Maaran, Dayanidhi Azhagiri, Vivek Rathinavel
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja