Mankatha set to conquer the world!

Dhayanidhi Alagiri of Cloud Nine Movies has revealed that Mankatha will be a worldwide release with subtitles. The movie will be released simultaneously in Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, whole of the Gulf, UK, USA, whole of Europe, Canada & Australia, he said.
Mankatha is Ajith’s 50^th film and there is already enough hype and expectations generated. With the film’s release date nearing, the expectation levels are just skyrocketing.
The news that Mankatha will be a worldwide release will certainly make Ajith fans living abroad happy. Mankatha is directed by Venkat Prabhu and the music has been scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

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Mankatha Music Review

MANKATHA MUSIC REVIEW
Review by : P.G. Devi

Starring: Ajith Kumar, Trisha, Arjun, Andrea Jeremiah, Lakshmi Rai, Premji, Anjali, Vaibhav Direction: Venkat PrabhuMusic: Yuvan Shankar RajaProduction: Dayanidhi Azhagiri, (Cloud Nine Movies)Vocals: Yuvan Shankar Raja, Premji Amaran, Ranjith, Sucharita, Anita, Krish, Suchitra, Bhavatharani, SPB. Charan, Mano, Haricharan, Naveen, Tippu , Madhushree, Karthik, Vijay Yesudas, Anusha DayanidhiLyrics: Gangai Amaran, Vaali, Niranjan Bharathi

Mankatha which was constantly in the headlines, right from its announcement, marks Ajith's 50th film, with a huge multi-starrer  including Trisha, Arjun, Andrea Jeremiah, Lakshmi Rai is directed by Venkat Prabhu. The release of Mankatha music album has finally put an end to the wait of Ajith's fans who are ready to grab a copy of theirs. The music is scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and let us not waste any more time to explore it.

Vilayadu Mankatha . . .  
Singers:  Yuvan Shankar Raja, Premji Amaran, Ranjith, Sucharita, Anita
Lyrics: Gangai Amaran, Yuvan (English), Sucharita (Hindi)
A pumped up opening number, sure to entertain hardcore Ajith fans. The much-publicized hot dance club number has the vocal pacing of Premji Amaran, Ranjith, Anita with Yuvan Shankar Raja rendering the English verses and Sucharita the Hindi ones. Brief rap composition in the middle, adds variety to the song. Deep bass drum, heavy cellos, violins and high metal beats dominate.

Vaada Bin Laada . . .
Singers: Krish, Suchitra
Lyrics: Vaali

Funky techno-beats and grooves, electro-veena and flute blend well in the composition.  The song has a thumping feel to it and might be the discotheque item number of the film. Vaali's lyrics like 'Twin tower-a enna edida' are youthful in his style. The sassy renditions of Suchitra and Krish add the required touch to the song.

Nee Naan . . .  
Singers: Bhavatharani, SPB Charan
Lyrics: Niranjan Bharathi

SPB Charan's light-breeze vocals ooze delight to the ears of the audience. Bhavatharani joins him to deliver a mesmerizing duet song. Niranjan Bharathi's fancy wordings are simplistically penned and form a pleasing song.  Light arrangements of drums and guitar by Yuvan perfectly balance a soothing melody and it does have the potential to climb up the charts.

Machi Open The Bottle . . . 
Singers: Mano, Haricharan, Premji Amaren, Naveen, Tippu 
 Lyrics: Vaali
If Chennai 600028 had 'Saroja Saaman nikalo', then Mankatha has 'Machi Open the Bottle' which is fun-filled track .This number is energetic and gets raunchier for the delight of ones who just want a good rhythm to shake their leg. Yuvan remixes yesteryear's hit 'Raman Aandalum' with earthy disco beats. This song again has an ensemble star singers Mano, Haricharan, Premji Amaren, Naveen and Tippu.

Nanbane . . .  
Singers: Madhushree, Yuvan Shankar Raja
Lyrics: Vaali
The song is a light-flowing melody, in which Yuvan has set minimal musical composition to accompany the somber mood of the song. Yuvan Shankar Raja is excellent as his vocals convey the pain and anguish of the lost-in-love character with ease. Madhushree's tender feminine vocals are charming and so are the lyrics of Vaali. This song has the elements to take off with some amazing visuals on big screen.

Balle Lakka . . .
Singers: Karthik, Vijay Yesudas, Anusha Dhayanidhi
Lyrics:Gangai Amaran

This song takes a slight dip in our expectations, after listening to a couple of good tracks from the album. It sounds like a quick-composed number to have much more pacy tunes making the song more dance oriented to target the youth. Newcomer Anusha Dhayanidhi's spirited rendition along with Karthik and Vijay Yesudas feverish vocals are perfectly balanced.

Vilayadu Mankatha (Extended Dance Mix) . . .  
Singers:Yuvan Shankar Raja, Premji Amaren, Ranjith, Sucharita, Anita
Lyrics:Gangai Amaran, Yuvan (English), Sucharita (Hindi)

This club-mix of the original version, ensures that the tempo is bouncy, quick paced and ready to rock the audience on the dance floor. The track is a feisty festival, with racing, high-metal beats, which is sure to rock in the discotheques and clubs. Yuvan is unstoppable! Demands for 'once more', already echo around.
 
Mankatha Theme Music(Instrumental). . .
Yuvan has decided to take Ajith's magnanimous presence to wow the audience on screen, by delivering his ultimate effort in Mankatha theme music. This tune will definitely be one of the top downloaded mobile tunes of the year. Perhaps Yuvan's answer to '50 cent- Ready for war'!
Mankatha promises big attractions for the listeners who await rocking feast from the composer. The album has pumping numbers like "Vilaiyadu Mankatha" and also well-crafted melodies like "Nee Naan" and "Nanbane". The songs will definitely be high on promotional features and will collect positive views, but haven't we started expecting more from Yuvan since the Chennai 28 days?
Verdict: Yuvan - driven to entertain Ajith's fans.

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Vijay gets grooving with a hottie

Vijay and Genelia have been busy these past few days, getting their groove on for a spectacular track by Vijay Antony. Apparently the beats are super catchy for this awesome number and everyone on the sets just want to get up and dance for it. The song is for Velayudham and the entire team had a wonderful time filming it. Vijay and Genelia especially are satisfied as they feel their hard work will show on screen and the fans are going to love it.
This film is going to be a pure commercial entertainer and Vijay fans are going to lap it up if insiders are to be believed. Vijay and Genelia did Sachein together and there were some super hit tracks in that film like Gundu Maanga, Kan Moodi, and Vadi

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Ajith has no speed limit

For the vaunted bike sequences in Mankatha, Ajith used a bike that was acquired in Singapore. It is a special bike with a truly powerful engine which Ajith enjoyed driving full speed on the open road. His average speed on it was about 190 kms/ hr. When the cinematographer Sakthi Saravanan expressed his amazement over the speed Ajith drove at, Thala only laughed. Ajith admitted that the bike could actually go much faster but as per the legal rules a lock had been put on the mechanism curtailing its speed levels. Otherwise Ajith said he would have easily managed to more than 220 kms/hr.

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Mankatha Songs - For Mobile Download

Vilayaadu Mankatha - Download
Nee Naan - Download
Machi Open The Bottle - Download
Nanbane - Download
Vaada Bin Laada - Download
Balle Lakka - Download
Mankatha Theme Music - Download
Vilayaadu (Extended Mix) - Download

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Mankatha was made for boys

In a press conference held today in Chennai, Venkat Prabhu revealed a lot of juicy tidbits about his film Mankatha. Apparently originally the film was made for Venkat Prabhu's band of boys. Ajith surprised him one day with a phone call saying he would gladly work with him if he had a character like the Dark Knight or Batman, a character with shades of grey. When Venkat Prabhu told him that he had written such a character for a project, Ajith agreed to do it!

The director also revealed that his cousin Yuvan did his first two films absolutely free of charge and it was only with Goa that he started accepting remuneration.His father, Gangai Amaren is very pleased that he and his brother, Premgi are doing so well for themselves. In fact, he added,  his father says that though Ajith will always be Thala for him personally Venkat Prabhu is THE Thala.Venkat is introducing fresh talent in this film like Mahat Raghavendra and Ashwin Kakumanu. In addition to this duo, lyricist Niranjan Bharathi who is the great grandson of Mahakavi Bharathiyar is also getting a breakwith this film.Familiar faces from the original band of boys like Vaibhav, Premgi, and Aravind Akash will also be seen the film.

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Ajith talks about Rajini

Ajith Kumar who is usually very reticent, surprised everyone, when he opened up about his relationship with Rajinikanth. The actor said that they are close family friends and added that he considered Rajini to be one of his dearest friends. Ajith revealed that Superstar is a very humble and pleasant person  to be with since he always has a smile or a kind word for everybody.
Apparently Rajini has also supported and guided him in his career. Rajini's recent illness devastated Ajith and he said that he could not bear it when he heard about it. Now that Rajini is back on his feet, Ajith could not be happier and he said that he always wants to see Rajini with a smile on his face.

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