Mankatha is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language black comedy action film,written and directed by Venkat Prabhu.It features Ajith Kumar in the lead role, starring in his 50th film,along with an ensemble cast including Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Vaibhav Reddy, Lakshmi Rai, Andrea Jeremiah, Premji Amaren, Mahat Raghavendra and Anjali. It was produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine Movies while Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the musical score and soundtrack, with Sakthi Saravanan working as the cinematographer and the duo Praveen K. L. and N. B. Srikanth as editors. The story, set in Mumbai, revolves around a heist of cricket betting money, executed by a gang of four thieves, who are joined by a fifth unknown man, and its aftermath.The film became a blockbuster very soon and became the first salt and pepper hit for Venkat Prabhu after which he continued the same style in all his upcoming films.