Official : Mankatha Audio On Aug 10th & Trailer On Aug 3rd

Finally, the much-anticipated 'Mankatha' audio release date is out and fans can now rejoice. The audio of 'Mankatha' will be unveiled on August 10, the producers and Sony Music have officially announced this news for eager thala fans who were growing restless about the audio release date and were eagerly awaiting it.

Director Venkat Prabhu tweets that Audio will be released on August 10th and trailer will be released on Aug 3rd, as its thala's 20th year anniversary in films. He also says that there will be two weeks minimum gap between audio and film release.

Mankatha to hit screens in August: Alagiri

Contrary to earlier reports that the release of Thala Ajith's Mankatha has been postponed, producer Dayanidhi Alagiri has now confirmed that the film will grace theatres as scheduled in August. Music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja will be released soon. Meanwhile, Alagiri who has already watched the rough cut of the film, is highly impressed with the team's effort. "I've never seen Ajith saar in this kinda role... Never!!! Outstanding performance!" Alagiri tweeted.

Directed by Venkat Prabhu, the film also stars Trisha, Lakshmi Rai, Premji Amaren, Arjun and Vaibhav in prominent roles. Cloud Nine Movies has produced this action thriller which is rumoured to narrate the story of  match-fixing sagas in international cricket matches. Arjun will play the role of an investigative officer who takes up the task of exposing the bookies. Thala Ajith will play the role of a gambler; then the cat and mouse game begins.

Mankatha done, Yuvan holidays

The most promising music director had a very hectic schedule working for months for Thala’s ‘Mankatha’. Having gone through several rounds of composition and lots of reworks, the album is complete now. The mastering of CD is happening and soon the official announcement of audio launch date will be announced and this is the first information report we hear from producer Dayanidhi Azhagiri. (Audio Launch may be on August 3rd)

Yuvan Shankar Raja was initially supposed to work on nine tracks and on the spur of moment, they decided to delete one song, which makes things easier for them to launch the audio.

அஜீத் மனசு வைத்தால் மங்காத்தா ஆடியோ பிரமாண்டம்!

அஜீத் மனசு வைத்தால் “மங்காத்தா” ஆடியோவை பிரமாண்டமாக நடத்தலாம் என்று திட்டமிட்டு இருக்கிறார் தயாரிப்பாளர் துரை தயாநிதி அழகிரி. க்ளவுடு நைன் மூவிஸ் சார்பில், துரை தயாநிதி தயாரித்து வரும் அஜீத்தின் 50வது படம் “மங்காத்தா”. இப்படத்தை வெங்கட் பிரபு இயக்கியுள்ளார். அஜீத், த்ரிஷா, அர்ஜூன், அஞ்சலி, லக்ஷமிராய், வைபவ், பிரேம்ஜி அமரன் என்று ஒரு பெரிய நட்சத்திர பட்டாளமே நடித்து வரும் இப்படம் முடியும் தருவாயில் உள்ளது. ஆகஸ்ட் முதல் வாரம் அல்லது இரண்டாவது வாரத்தில் இப்படம் திரைக்கு வர இருக்கிறது. இந்நிலையில் மங்காத்தா படத்தின் ஆடியோ எப்போது ரிலீஸ் ஆகும் என்ற ஆவல் எழுந்துள்ளது.

அதேசமயம், சமீபத்தில் அஜீத் தன்னுடைய ரசிகர் மன்றத்தை கலைப்பதாக அறிவித்தார். இதனால் ரசிகர்கள் சோர்ந்து போய் உள்ளனார். இதனால் அவர்களை உற்சாகப்படுத்தும் விதமாக மங்காத்தா ஆடியோவை பிரம்மாண்டமாக நடத்த திட்டமிட்டு வருகிறார் படத்தின் தயாரிப்பாளர் துரை தயாநிதி. ஆனால் இதற்கு அஜீத் சம்மதிக்க வேண்டும் என்ற கருத்து நிலவி வருகிறது. பொதுவாக இதுபோன்ற விழாக்கள் என்றாலே அஜீத்திற்கு அலர்ஜி. சினிமா சம்மந்தப்பட் எந்த விழாக்களிலும் அவர் தலைகாட்டமாட்டார். கடந்த ஆட்சியில் கூட முன்னாள் முதல்வர் கருணாநிதிக்கு நடந்த பாராட்டு விழாவில், தன்னை கட்டாயாப்படுத்தி இந்தவிழாவிற்கு வரவழைத்தாக மேடையில் பகிரங்கமாக பேசினார் அஜீத்.

தன்னுடைய பட விழாக்களையே ஆடம்பரம் இல்லாமல் எளிமையாக நடத்தும் அஜீத், இப்போது மங்காத்தா படத்தின் ஆடியோ ரிலீசை பிரமாண்டமாய் நடத்த சம்மதிப்பாரா…? என்ற ஆவல் எழுந்துள்ளது.

'Billa 2' from this weekend

Things can't get bigger than this for Ajith fans. Even as 'Mankatha', their Thala's 50th film, is gearing up to hit the screens, shooting for the matinee idol's next movie 'Billa 2' will start from this weekend.

According to sources, the Chakri Toleti directed film will hit the floors in Hyderabad in a few days. "The 'Unnaipol Oruvan' director has completed the script and is currently busy with the ground work."

A prequel to 'Billa', 'Billa 2' will throw light on how an ordinary youngster David becomes a dreaded don Billa. "Ajith will be seen in a suave look in the film. Special care is being taken for his looks and costumes," sources say.

On the 'Mankatha' front, the cast and crew are planning to hold an audio launch in Chennai soon. Director Venkat Prabhu is optimistic about the film's prospects in the box-office, saying, "Mankatha will be a treat to Thala fans."

More light on 'Billa 2'

Ajith fans all over the state and some across the globe are eagerly awaiting the release of his much-awaited don story 'Mankatha' directed by Venkat Prabhu, which will have Ajith sporting the salt and pepper a la George Clooney look.

Now with 'Mankatha' soon going to see that light of day our 'Thala' is neck deep in his next project which, as we had already informed you, is 'Billa-2'. Looks like the don stories have a way of finding Ajith, or is it the other way round? Whatever be the case he is one hero who looks handsome in any role he essays.

'Billa 2', as many would already be aware, will be more like a prequel which will throw light upon how a normal guy, David, from Thuthukudi grows to become a don feared by many. Another interesting aspect is that the director of this film, Chakri Toleti, will use an EPIC camera for filming. 'Billa 2' is now the first ever Indian cinema to be shot using an EPIC camera. It was the same breed of EPIC Camera that was used by James Cameron to film 'Avatar 2'. So now you know what is common between 'Avatar 2' and 'Billa 2'

Now the latest is that, the director, Chakri Toleti went on a trip to Hyderabad, where he had gone location hunting for this film. After which he returned to Chennai and started work immediately with Yuvan Shankar Raja, who is scoring the tunes for this flick.

This movie has more expectations among fans than usual thala flicks as we'll get to see a younger Ajith through this movie..

What is common between Billa 2 and Avatar 2?

It is not an easy thing to be guessed because this is something about a technical aspect. So for the first time in India, Billa 2 is going to be shot using EPIC Camera @ 5K. This camera was used by the famous Hollywood director James Cameroon while shooting Avatar 2. Billa 2 deals with that how an ordinary person turns out to be a Billa. This film is being directed by Chakri Toleti who directed Unnai Pol Oruvan which had Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal in the cast. Yuvan Shankar Raja is composing music for this film.

Chakri is now busy scouting locations in Hyderabad. Ajith is to sport a young look in this film. Hollywood make up man will take care of Ajith’s make up to make him look younger. R D Rajashekar has been signed to handle the camera for this film. Other cast and crew is being finalized. The shooting of this film will commence once the shooting of Mankatha is wrapped up fully.

Thala and Mankatha team in Bangkok

Mankatha is a film based on various gambling which includes fixing of cricket matches. Ajith who is in the lead role is pairing with Trisha. Trisha is for the first time dons the Chennai slum girl role and she also speaks in Chennai slum dialect. At a time when there are lots of speculations on the air that when Mankatha audio launch is going to be held and when the film is also going to be released, Thala along with Mankatha crew are busy shooting the final patches at Bangkok.

The multi-starrer also has Action King Arjun, Trisha, Vaibhav, Lakshmi Rai and Premgi Amaren in the lead. Yuvan Shankar Raja has scored the music for Mankatha, which is Ajith’s 50th film.