'Mankatha': The chase gets interesting...

As the clock is ticking closer to the release date of 'Mankatha'- Ajith's most talked about movie till date - here comes more info your way about this upcoming film. 'Mankantha' is a fast-paced story with a tight script, reveal sources closely associated with this film.

Ajith will be seen as a stylish and suave thief who plans his moves fool-proof. Arjun is the go-getter cop, who unravels any case that comes his way, and when he gets a whiff of the plan chalked out by Vinayak Mahadevan, the case gets serious and the chase begins for the hunted by the hunter; now who is the hunter and who becomes the hunted surely remains to be seen till the film unveils in theatres.

Insiders recently revealed that the interval block in the film, i.e. the ten minutes before the interval, is one of the highlights of the film for its surrealistic feel. This time is devoted to Ajith and what he says and performs are sure to deserve a pat from the audience, say sources.

Every minute bit of information from the 'Mankatha' hideout has been absorbed with utmost interest by Ajith fans and movie lovers in general. With this film promising to focus on some hair-raising stunts by the hero on a bike and car, the expectations are even higher!

Trisha will be playing Ajith's heroine in this film with apt contributions from a host of other stars. Music is by Yuvan and the complete album with 7 music tracks will be released on August 10 as IG reported earlier.

Ajith’s goes Marlon Brando way

The shooting of ‘Mankatha’ is done with and the post-production work has already begun side by side. The shooting of the film was wrapped up quickly to facilitate thala Ajith to get on to the pre-production work of his next project, ‘Billa 2.’

We had earlier told you that ‘Billa 2’ will be a prequel to blockbuster ‘Billa,’ meaning, the movie will show the events that led to the first part. That is to say, we will all be introduced to the original don Billa, in fact a younger version of the don.

It will show what events led him from being just another civilian to the don the whole country fears!

Now that ‘Mankatha’ has Ajith sporting a George Clooney look, you may wonder what will be the next avatar of Ajith in ‘Billa 2,’ especially since the movie should portray him about twenty years younger!

We have got just the news for you, the team is discussing whether they should make Ajith sport one of the looks by Marlon Brando in one of the latter’s black and white movies. They will soon take some test shots with Ajith portraying such a look and go ahead, or not, with the look.

Tell us what you feel about a young thala Ajith sporting a look that was earlier introduced to us by Marlon Brando… 

RAJINI is perfect cure!

Now for all those of you who still had doubts regarding the health of our beloved Superstar, here is solid proof that all is well with the most sought after man in Kollywood.

What you see here is a snapshot of the Superstar with his daughter Aishwarya Dhanush, which was captured recently. This picture has been clicked recently and we can be positive that the Superstar has been responding well to the treatment as claimed by the medicos as well as his close family members.

The perturbed fans over the days have been offering prayers incessantly at temples and prayer halls throughout the state for their icon’s speedy recovery and with the prayers and goodwill of millions of fans across the globe the superstar is slowly but surely regaining his health.

Meanwhile the stars of Kollywood are doing their share of prayers for the superstar’s recovery. Actor-choreographer Lawrence Ragavendra is organizing a mass prayer at the Ragavendra Temple in Thirumulaivoyal near Ambattur tomorrow (May 22, 2011) from 6.30 AM for the superstar to recoup soon. The prayer will be attended by the Nadigar Sangam president Sarath Kumar and Prabhu, along with many other stars, who will join the group to pray for the ‘Enthiran’ star. There will be ‘annadhanam’ after the prayer at noon.

More updates on Mankatha release

With just a couple of days left for the single track album of ‘Mankatha’ to hit audio stores, ‘Thala’ fans have some more good news. Yes, the audio launch of complete track is scheduled to be launched by second week of June as Sony BMG affirms it.
As known earlier, the album has nine tracks that include a club mix of a track and signature music of ‘Mankatha’. Meanwhile, the pre-order sales of the single track album are doing good business as it includes some special offers.
Closer sources to Cloud Nine Movies have revealed that the producers are planning to release the film by July. It is worth mentioning that there are some more big tickets ‘Deiva Thirumagal, ‘Avan Ivan’ and ‘Velayudham’ scheduled for release in June and July.

Mankatha’s spectacular solo number

Vilayadu Mankatha is the single track that has been released for Mankatha and it is expected to be a rage among the youngsters. The lyrics are by Gangai Amaren and choreography has been done by Kalyan. 

This is the fourth time Venkat Prabhu and Yuvan Shankar Raja are collaborating together and the cousins are confident that Mankatha will be the hit album of the year. The buzz surrounding Mankatha is huge since it will be Thala’s 50th film.Venkat Prabhu says that Vilayadu Mankatha is going to be the youth anthem of the Year.

Ajith Dual role in Mangatha - double treat

A surprise element in Ajith’s Mankatha has been unwrapped. Sources reveal that Ajith will portray a dual role in Mankatha. Thala will play a tough cop in the film, the other character would be that of a commoner.
It may be noted that Mankatha is Ajith’s next to be released movie. The music is scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The film is directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri.

Mankatha music release on May 20

The 40secs teaser of ‘Vilayaadu Mankatha’ was more than enough to keep the expectation levels higher. Venkat Prabhu and producers of the film had initially planned to release this single-track album on May 1 for the occasion of Ajith Kumar’s birthday and postponed it later. Now we hear it from the closer sources that Sony BMG has decided to launch the audio on May 20.

The single CD track ‘Vilayaadu Mankatha’ is tagged with a price of Rs. 49/- with posters autographed by Ajith Kumar. The song is crooned by Yuvan Shankar Raja, Ranjith, Premgi Amaran, Anita and Suchitra.

Since the song is set in backdrops of a Club, Yuvan has tried working out lyrics with a mix of Tamil, Hindi and English. Gangai Amaran has penned Tamil lyrics while Yuvan on English and Hindi lines by Suchitra.