The 50th film of actor Ajith has finally started rolling. Titled Mangaatha, the film is directed by Venkat Prabhu and has Nagarjuna, Premgi and newcomer Mahaath in the lead along with thala Ajith.
The film was launched recently in Chennai and the trailer of the film, which will be released exclusively in theatres by the end of this month, was shot. A source close to the unit says, “The first scene of the movie was canned on August 2, the day Ajith entered the film industry, 18 years ago. However, we will start shooting by the end of this month after finalising the other details. However, Venkat is sure that he wants to release the film in 2011 as a summer treat to Ajith fans.”
Though Neetu Chandra and Lakshmi Rai were finalised to play the female leads, the source maintains that the final cast and crew of the film will be revealed soon.
So in keeping the sprits high Venkat Prabhu has brought together Ajith, Nagarjuna, Lakshmi Rai, Premji Amaran, Ganesh Venkatraman, debutant Mahat.
Now the latest addition to ‘Mankatha’ is Trisha. Sources say there are a few other big names confirmed for the film and they will be revealed soon. The pre-production work of ‘Mankatha’ is almost complete and Venkat Prabhu may roll the camera anytime from now. The film will have 6 songs and two of them are complete and ready.
Being the 50th film Ajith, most of Ajith’s favourite friends in the industry are doing cameos in ‘Mankatha’. Will Silambarasan also be there? Wait for the moment.
Another thing our sources said was that the role swapping by Ajith and Nagarjuna in Tamil and Telugu version is not happening and the two big stars will play the same role in both the version. It is also categorically said ‘Mankatha’ will not be dubbed in Telugu and a separate independent version will be shot with the same rich cast.
