Mankatha

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Mankatha

"A game of chase and get chased"

2011

2h 41m

6.8(75 votes)

Action

Thriller

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Ajith Kumar

Vinayak Mahadevan

Arjun Sarja

Prithviraj

Vaibhav

Sumanth

Ashwin Kakumanu

Ganesh

Premji Amaran

Prem

Mahat Raghavendra

Mahat

Trisha Krishnan

Sanjana Arumugam

Raai Laxmi

Sona

Jayaprakash

Arumuga Chettiyar

Subbu Panchu

Kamal Ekambaram

Creative team

Directed by: Venkat Prabhu
Written by: Venkat Prabhu
Produced by: Dhayanidhi Alagiri
Vivek Rathnavelu

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