Mankatha's official website launched

Mankatha, or shall we say, director Venkat Prabhu's game, has seen an official website launch. This film marks thala Ajith's 50th innings in the Tamil film industry and has Trisha Krishnan play his lady love. This multi-starrer that also features Arjun, Andrea, Premgi, Anjali, Mahat and many others has music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja.



IndiaGlitz has designed the official website for this Ajith starrer. Log on to the website and check out interesting pictures from the film or you can also download exclusive wallpapers! Not just that, the website has an interesting offering - The Mankatha Game. You can play 'Mankatha', literally, in here, where you can choose a player and an opponent and have the stars compete against one another in the game.



'Mankatha' has five strangers plan a heist, Ajith, a cop, gets a whiff of their plans and then the 'Mankatha', that is to say, the chase begins. This racy thriller has many interesting twists and who wins the game in this heist, forms the story of 'Mankatha'.



Don't forget to post in your feedback about the website, the game and your expectations on the film for we'll make sure that the cast and crew get a glimpse of your feedback!

Click here to log on to 'Mankatha' official website...

Trisha in Mankatha..

There has been a lot of talks about Ajith’s role in Mankatha with plenty of hype surrounding the performance of ‘The Ultimate Star’.



Fans have been waiting to watch their Thala Ajith Kumar playing the Venkat Prabhu's game for quite sometime now.



With the audio of the film releasing August 10th, the wait to catch the ‘first day first show’ of this long-awaited film only becomes even more hectic.



But what’s the leading lady Trisha doing in Mankatha?



Trisha has been taking a lot of efforts with extra pain over her role in the film. After Ayitha Ezhuthu and Manmadhan Ambu, Trisha has dubbed in her own voice for Mankatha.



Venkat comments, “I thought it would be better if she dubbed for herself than anybody else. In fact I insisted on it. Trisha was game with it and she is doing a good job with the dubbing!”



“Trisha plays a vital role in this guys’ flick, where males dominate. She plays a cute character in the film, who falls in love with Ajith. The consequences she has to face because of this, gives an interesting turn to the plot,” said director Venkat Prabhu of Trisha's role in Mankatha.

Sameera's perfect match..

Sameera Reddy has made an impact in Tamil cinema but so far she has been unfortunate in finding the perfect onscreen match.

In her debut film, Vaaranam Aayiram, Divya Spandana gets Suriya. In Asal, she was part of a two heroine project with Bhavana, so she had limited screen time with Ajith. Then in Nadunissi Naigal, her boyfriend gets killed by a psychopath who is obsessed with her.

Sameera up next has Vettai with Arya and Maddy next, but that is also a two heroine project where she shares screen space with Amala Paul.

But finally, it seems her luck has changed and she will be seen opposite Vishal in Vedi which is her first solo heroine project. Besides, everybody is saying that they make a great couple as they are both tall and have dusky good looks.

The Style Icon

Trisha has been selected for the Style Icon award presented by NDTV Hindu.

Trisha, The actress who was very excited for being chosen for this prestigious award has thanked all her fans who have voted for her.

"The love and affection showered on me by my dearest fans have now transformed in to these votes and it means a lot to me," said the actress.

Trisha is one of the popular heroines in the Southern Film circuit and is currently eagerly awaiting the release of Mankatha, in which she plays the female lead opposite Ajith.

7am Arivu soon . .

Looks like it is raining audio launches in the town this August.

Just when the audio launch of Ajith's 'Mankatha' was reported, here comes another audio launch that is good news for all Suriya fans out there.

'7am Arivu' team is gearing up for its music launch soon after 'Mankatha's audio hits the stands.

Harris Jayaraj has done the music for this film and the audio album is touted to have 6 songs, inclusive of one song in Chinese.

7am Arivu has Harris Jayaraj's association with Mandarin singer Hau, from China and the duo were quite comfortable working together. Harris had even revealed that he felt good when Hau was able to play one of his Tamil songs too.

The music launch of '7am Arivu' is being planned as a grand affair.

The fans of Suriya are particularly looking forward to this because of the reports leaking about the hero's dare devil acrobatic acts during the music launch.

7am Arivu would have Suriya sporting three different avatars that are distinctly different from each other.

Sruthi Haasan will be making her debut into Tamil films as Suriya's heroine with '7am Arivu.'

The film is believed to be very sophisticated in fight sequences and special effects with director A.R. Murugadoss roping in talent from the west for the Computer Graphics required in the film.

Though there are no confirmed reports regarding the music release date yet, a part of the film circuit has revealed that the audio launch of '7am Arivu' will take place on August 20. Though this date has not been confirmed by anyone closely associated with the film, it has created an unrested eagerness among Suriya fans.

Mankatha's Audio Launch

Finally, the D-Day has been announced!

Yes, Mankatha’s audio will hit the stands on August 10th, confirms a source.

Earlier, director Venkat Prabhu had said that the audio will be released during the second week of August as there were a lot of technicalities involved.

Now all technicalities have been taken care of and Sony Music, the company that procured the music rights of Mankatha, has announced the audio release date.

It’s time for all the fans of Ajith to celebrate, as their long wait is finally going to come to an end.

No takers for Mankatha

The buzz around the release of Ajith's Mankatha only seems to be getting bigger.

The film, which was supposed to release in August, has now hit another stumbling block. This time around; it's the political pressure against the release of the film.

Distributors are hesitating to buy the Ajith-Trisha starrer, as the film is produced by Dayanidhi Alagiri, son of DMK's Alagiri. The situation is such that the film has found buyers in Karnataka, Kerala and even overseas, but not in Tamil Nadu.

Ajith has always has been a loyal supporter of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. We hear that the conditions that prevailed in the industry a year back had made Ajith to do the film produced by Dayanidhi Alagiri.

Mankatha's post production in full swing

Mankatha has been completed! The entire unit flew to Bangkok to shoot the last song and it is all done and they are back in Chennai.

Director Venkat Prabhu is relieved. He apologized to the fans for the delay and said that it was a mammoth task to coordinate the dates of the ensemble cast that included Ajith, Arjun, Trisha, Lakshmi Rai, Andrea, Premji, and Vaibhav.

Yuvan Shankar Raja is working like a fiend to complete the songs since the director has promised the audio launch will be held this month so that the film can have an August release.

Dubbing, editing, and other post production work is going on at full swing. Producer Dhayanidhi Alagiri said he is proud of Mankatha and everything from the music to the performances is exceptionally good.

Billa 2 shooting commences..

Finally, Billa 2 shooting commenced at the Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad yesterday. Cameraman Ravi K Chandran confirmed that he met Billa 2’s director of photography RD Rajashekar at the film city when the shooting was in progress.

The film’s lead star Ajith, producer Suresh Balaji and director Chakri Toleti among others were at the Film City. Ravi K Chandran added that the film is being shot on the RED EPIC camera, as announced earlier.

Billa 2 has two heroines Huma Qureshi and Bruna Abdullah. Prabhu and Rahman who played important roles in Billa are also a part of this flick.

Newly added attraction to Billa II

The newest addition to the cast of Billa 2 is Vimala Raman.

Huma Qureshi, a mumbai - based super model has already been signed up as the heroine.

Vimala Raman will be another female lead and word is that her role is a good one.

Vimala was last seen in Raman Thediya Seethai and since then she had devoted all her time to Malayalam and Telugu films.

This is Vimala's big comeback in Tamil and she is very thankful that she has a good role cast opposite a huge star like Ajith.

Vimala Raman is keeping her fingers crossed because expecting to be well received with many more offers following this one.

Billa is Back..

The shooting for Ajith's Billa 2 will commence this weekend in Hyderabad. Director Chakri Toleti of Unnaipol Oruvan fame will be directing the prequel to Billa.

Billa 2 will trace the origins of David Billa and the events that made him become one of the most dangerous criminals in the world.

The film will be very slick and hard hitting. Ajith has been working out and following a strict diet so that he will be able to pass for a 20 year old. His clothes and look for the film are being taken care off by a special team flown in from Hollywood. Huma Qureshi will be the heroine with Prabhu and Rahman reprising the same roles in the film.

James Cameron's connection with Billa

Here is something common between Ajith Kumar’s Billa-2 and James Cameron’s Avatar-2.

Ajith Kumar always prefers to have high-profiled cinematographers, make-up artists and costume designers to be a part of his projects. Naturally, Billa-2 is not an exception as the makers are planning to add more international feel to the film.

Director Chakri and cinematographer R.D. Rajashekar have decided to shoot the film with EPIC Camera @ 5K Resolution.

The prequel of Billa is the first Indian movie to be shot using this High Resolution camera and it is worth mentioning that James Cameron is filming his Avatar-2 using the same camera.

Chakri Toleti is now busy hunting for locations in Hyderabad and will kick-start the shooting very soon.

"Only for Ajith" says Trisha

Trisha, in a recent interview to a Tamil magazine, has said that she agreed to star in Mankatha only because the film had Ajith playing the lead.

The actress said that she loved to work with Ajith and hence decided to sign the dotted lines despite her role being small.

Trisha made it clear that her role in Mankatha will not be as significant as it was in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya or Manmadhan Ambu but still she did it for Ajith.

On Ajith’s cooking at the Mankatha sets, Trisha said that he is a wonderful cook and Shalini is lucky to have him as her husband.

Ajith's look for Billa II

Ajith will sport a new look in Billa 2 and for this purpose an experienced makeup man from Hollywood has been signed up.

Billa 2 being a prequel to the earlier released Billa, focuses more on Billa’s early life requiring Ajith to essay a role of a 20-year-old.

The star is undergoing rigorous exercises to tone down his body and look like a 20-year-old. Moreover, the makeup artiste will give several tips to perfect his look in Billa 2. The first photo shoot of Billa 2 took place recently, sources in Kollywood reveal.

This movie is being directed by Chakri Toleti and has newbie Huma Quereshi as Ajith’s onscreen pair.

Mankatha in Hindi..

Director Venkat Prabhu has said that Mankatha will be remade in Hindi soon. Though he did not disclose any further details, the director has said that it will soon be taken to Bollywood as some filmmakers have shown keen interest.

To yet another question on if the film will be dubbed in Telugu, Venkat Prabhu has said that it is up to the producer Dhayanidhi Alagiri to decide.

Mankatha is a high budget film that stars Ajith, Arjun and Trisha. Incidentally it happens to be Ajith’s 50th film. Mankatha shooting is complete and the audio launch date is due to be announced soon.

Mankatha is a remake ?

Buzz is that Mankatha is a remake of the Hindi movie Jannat. The media came up with this news because Jannat, which had Emraan Hashmi and Sonal Chauhan playing the lead roles, also dealt with match fixing and bookies.

Reacting to this news, Mankatha’s producer Dhayanidhi Alagiri has said that the news is definitely not true.

He has said that fans will come to know that both the films are very different from each other when Mankatha releases and not to believe in such baseless rumors.

This may be mentioned here that Mankatha also deals with bookies and hence the rumors began circulating.

Ajith to awe his fans soon . .

Ajith is having a ball right now. Promos of Mankatha are out and he looks absolutely hot and everybody is raving about his bold new look. Thala is thrilled with the response and gung ho about both his upcoming flicks – Mankatha and Billa 2.

Mankatha is almost ready for release and Billa 2 will commence filming shortly. The actor is thrilled with his roles in both the films and is maha excited about them. Encouraged by the response to Mankatha, he is going to hit the gym in earnest and shape up for the lean, mean, and entirely sexy look he will be sporting for Billa 2. We can’t wait!

Pilot Plans

Ajith is famous for his adventurous streak that includes a fondness for fast bikes and motor racing.

His latest passion is flying and has been taking lessons and recently obtained a license for flying commercial planes and assorted aircrafts.

Now that certainly made him a qualified Pilot while most don't get to be that even on reel.

It has been reported that Ajith has put in an order for a small aircraft that seats five. He wishes to put his lessons to practical use and develop his new hobby. It is the perfect outlet for him after trying the world of cinema.

The actor has grand plans for his new toy and is thinking of using it in his upcoming action films like Billa 2 and the one with Jayam Raja. He is used to soaring to the top so we are guessing this is nothing new to him!

Asin in another remake ..

Varalaru, the tamil film directed by K S Ravikumar that had Ajith in the lead role is being remade in Kannada.

When questioned Asin about the news that She is playing the same role that she did in Varalaru, she said,” There is news that Upendra is remaking the Tamil film Varalaru in Kannada. I don’t know whether this is a rumor or truth. Nobody has contacted me with regards to this. There is news that I have acted in a kissing scene in the Hindi film Ready which has Salman Khan in the lead role. There is no truth in this news also. There is no such sequence in this film. After this I am pairing with Akshay Kumar in the Hindi film House Full 2."

She also added that she would be acting in some more Hindi films and that talks were going on with regard to this. When questioned about returning back to Tamil films after Kaavalan, She giggled saying "If I get good stories, I will definitely act in Tamil films. Currently I am giving importance to commercial stories. I also want to have variety in the roles that I enact in different stories.”

Mankatha Fever ..

Ajith Kumar's fans have been curious a lot these days awaiting the release of their icon's 50th film 'Mankatha' with its recently released one minute teaser of the song 'Aadi Paaru Mankatha' becoming a festival like scenario for the fans.

The film produced by Dayanidhi Alagiri and directed by Venkat Prabhu is a multi-starrer featuring Action king Arjun, Trisha, Lakshmi Rai, Premji, Vaibhav and others in the lead roles.

The producers are planning to release a single-track album of Mankatha by next week. The same song that appeared in the teaser would be released as Sony BMG has acquired the rights of the audio for a whooping amount.

The music was supposed to be launched on the occassion of Ajith Kumar's birth day, but was delayed due to the delayed work of Yuvan Shankar Raja who has been busy involved in the re-recording of Avan Ivan.

Watch the teaser here . .