Ajith's Mankatha Movie Review

Rating: 3.5/5 
Cast: Ajith, Arjun, Trisha, Vaibhav, Lakshmi Rai and others
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Editor:  Praveen KL, NB Srikanth
Cinematographer: Sakthi Saravanan
Screenplay, director:  Venkat Prabhu
Producer: Dhayanidhi Alagiri, Vivek Rathnavel

Banner: Cloud Nine Movies
Release date: 31/08/2011
Distributers: Sun Pictures, Ayngaran International (Worldwide), Radaan Mediaworks (I) Ltd (Tamilnadu theatricals Rights)

Well well well, Thala Ajith's 50th Film Mankatha is releasing after many doubts of the release date and much talks about the movie. The film had been in news ever since the film was supposed to go on floors. Directed by Venkat Prabhu, produced by Dayanidhi Azhagri's Cloud Nine Movies and distributed by Sun Pictures.

Story: 

Here we give you the insight of the story. Ajith as plays the role of Vinayak Mahadev, a police officer, who gets suspended. Vinayak and Prithviraj (played by Arjun) are friends who also is a police official. Vinayak however stars working against the police department and forms his own gang. He poses threat to the police officers and Prthviraj ends up chasing Vinayak.

Vinayak along with Sumanth and Prem (played by Vaibhav and Premji respectively) forms a team and they stars stealing money. As time passes by the gang of Vinayak gets caught one by one by Prithviraj. Although he wishes to catch Vinayak and plots ways he wouldn't be able to catch him. 

We got introduced to Sanjana (played by Trisha), who just appears in few scene in the movie as the love interest of Vinakyak, who is the daughter of the Villain, a Casino owner. Sanjana is used as bait to win over the casino owner and get the money. Vinayak who wins over lot of money and escapes with it. But there is a twist in the plot. To watch out for what the twist is all about one need to go the theater to catch Thala Ajith in action.

Overall :

 Mankatha film will appeal to all Thala fans for sure and will definitely be a hit among the masses. Thala Ajith in an all new 'Salt & Pepper' avatar is set to rock the screen and is doing so. The thala fans are going crazy to catch the Ultimate star in a stylish negative role, who uses a lot of bad words and steals money. Ajith entertains his fans unlike his previous duds. Seems like Venkat Prabhu as a fan of Ajith has understood the pulse of the audience and fans of Ajith that he has given such an entertainer, where Ajith rules the game of action.

Finally:

Thala Ajith, not just steals the money in the movie but – steals the show completely! 

NTR doesn't want Mahesh to take the lead

Young Tiger Jr NTR is determined to complete the shooting of his upcoming film 'Oosaravelli' as early as possible and release it for Dussehra at any cost. According to the sources, Jr NTR participated in the shoot despite high fever. He is shooting for 'Oosaravelli' without taking a single day break. Jr even cancelled his plans to take a holiday and tour a country with his wife Lakshmi Pranathi, for the sake of completing the film as early as possible. 'Oosaravelli' audio is expected to release on September 12th and film on October 6th. Why is Jr so particular about releasing the film as soon as possible? This has been raising many doubts! "As his last release 'Shakti' didn't quite set the cash registers ringing, he wants to bring 'Oosaravelli' soon to make his fans happy," said a source close to the actor.

But the Industry sources have a different opinion on this...

"Junior is desperate to improve his chances of becoming No.1. As Mahesh's 'Dookudu' is gearing up for release during the Dussehra period, Jr wants to be in the race. He doesn't want Mahesh to take the lead," says a film critic. Though the two stars competed during the same season last year with the film 'Khaleja' and 'Brindavanam', Junior somehow managed to out shine Mahesh. Though Mahesh got critical acclaim for her performance in 'Khaleja', the film didn't farewell. On the other hand, 'Brindavanam' turned out to be a successful venture. Let's wait and see, who will win the race this time!

Kajal & Ileana's artificial 'B's in discussion

Like the saying 'all that glitters is not gold', all which creates interest is not real. By this time you might have understood what the discussion all about is.

Two most successful starlets of Telugu Industry are known for their extra oozing oomph that can make a 90 year old man also dance. One is spicy Kajal Agarwal and the other is curvy Ileana. Both of their 'B's are hugely discussed now in the Film Nagar circles as part of a tea-time talk. They are nothing but Kajal's Butts and Ileana's Boobs. Most shockingly, both these actress are found to be wearing pads to fake that sexy, curvy and saucy look for those unarguably hottest parts. People are not readily agreeing these two stars once they come out of that artificial stuff. For example, Kajal is touted to be looking dud in Naga Chaitanya's 'Dhada', where she has left her 'butt pads' alone in most of the scenes. Same is the case with Ileana in her upcoming '3 Idiots' Tamil remake. While Ileana got a chance to change her shapes to the previous looks, Kajal has bitten the mud. That’s the story of these artificial 'B's.

Ram Charan Recommends Amala Paul

Ram Charan Teja has recommended Amala Paul for a special character in his upcoming movie 'Rachcha'. Sources say that Ram Charan was impressed with Amala Paul's character of school correspondent in Deiva Thirumagal (Nanna in Telugu) and has decided to suggest Amala Paul's name for a special character for Raccha movie. Now it  would be interesting to see whether director Sampath Nandi would go ahead with Amala Paul or not since he initially thought to get Colors Swathi on board. Awww! Raccha is currently being shot in Hyderabad after Bangkok and Sri Lanka schedule.

Mahesh's 'Businessman' @ Puri Music

All of a sudden he lost all the best bets he grossed in the glamour world as he got cheated in the 'real' estate politics. The man we are talking about is Puri Jagannath and here is his 'music' story!

No! Puri is not venturing into doing music for his upcoming movie in the likes of yesteryear T.Rajender or the present Vishal Bharadwaj. Ultimately, Puri is moving pawns to slowly recover the green notes he lost in the tinsel town. One of the biggest disasters in Puri's career is starting his own music company called 'Puri Sangeeth'. Other than brother Sairam Shankar's 'Bumper Offer', Puri has not released any big flick on this music company brand though he invested a cool crore into it. Sources revealed that Puri is trying to change the name to 'Puri Music' before grabbing the audio rights of Mahesh-Puri's 'Businessman'. If sources are to be believed, Puri is said to be cutting down a part of his remuneration to get the audio rights into his kitty. Let us see how this 'music' works for Puri.

Vidhya Balan 'The Dirty Picture' Gallery

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Ramcharan's 'Magadheera-2' In Real Life!!

Don’t think that a sequel is on the cards for the blockbuster ‘Magadheera’. The reason for this topic is the talk making rounds in the cine circuit about Ramcharan and his would-be Upasana. It is heard that even fans are also talking about it and they have taken it a step ahead.

Apparently, the fans are stating that Ramcharan – Upasana are Kalabhairava-Mitravinda in real life. Since their love was not successful in their last birth, fans in Vijayawada have reportedly gone to Durgamma temple and performed Pujas. Though many are laughing at it, the fans are reportedly vouching that their belief is true and add that even astrologers have confirmed it. It seems the astrologer got a dream in which the past life characters came and revealed this truth. Well, one thing is clear that this astrologer is making a big Bakra of the mega fans and using them.

I'm very excited: Mahesh Babu

Superstar Mahesh Babu and Srinu Vytla's 'Dookudu' is scheduled to release on September 23rd worldwide with highest number of prints. Mahesh Babu, who is very confident on the success of 'Dookudu', says that he is very excited about the release of film. "I'm very excited about the release of 'Dookudu'. The release day will be like a festival to my fans. It's a good commercial film, which has everything that fans and audience expect from me. I thank Srinu Vytla for offering me a subject like 'Dookudu'. 'Dookudu' producers are the best in my career," said Mahesh Babu. Recently, Mahesh showered praises on music director Thaman for giving a terrific re-recording for the film.

"Jus hada word with my director....accordin to him the 1st half rr is outstanding:)all praise 4 thamann....:) thanx thamann:)hope d 2nd half is even better:):)," tweeted Mahesh. "Of all my films, 'Dookudu' has the biggest range. I felt like working with my brother, while shooting with Mahesh Babu. All through the day he works for the betterment of the film. I want to work with him again and again. Already the music composed by Thaman has been a huge hit. 'Dookudu' will reach the expectations," said Srinu Vytla. "On September 23rd, we are releasing the film with highest number of films. Expectations on the film are high as the audio is a superhit. But, the film will be no less than what everyone expect. This is a prestigious film on our banner," said the producers.

Vidya Balan's Dirty Picture trailer rocks: Watch It!

The wait for the trailer of the much-awaited film 'Dirty Picture' has come to an end. Vidya Balan shows off her, um, 'girls' with immense flair in this retro trailer, one that definitely captures attention.Emraan Hashmi calls women rainbow-like as Vidya Balan exhales smoke and is surrounded by a throng as the music BappiLahiristically ah-ahs. Naseeruddin Shah, rocking a pencil moustache, is introduced as a particularly sleazy admirer, while Vidya Balan continues dhak-dhakking her way through various cheesy but bosomy scenarios.

Tushhar Kapoor, hiding behind a Burt Reynolds moustache, also falls for Silk Smitha, but is clearly out of his depth as he looks to have swallowed his tongue. Vidya Balan in purple sizzling against a blackboard, rolling in green filmi grounds with Naseer, making out in a car, raising a foam-covered leg from a bathtub to pose for an excited photographer, and finally letting Naseer unravel a wet scarlet sari with the December 2 date superimposed on it. It's a simple, fun trailer but Vidya Balan looks jawdropping enough to make sure we remember the release date very well indeed.

Shashi Naidoo Hot & Spicy Photos

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Big 4 'Opening' Heroes- Pawan, Mahesh,NTR, Ramcharan

The formula of box office collections has changed in today’s times. Instead of the number of days running, the total result is known right during the opening day collections and to an extent, the following weekend. So now, the trade pundits have come up with the list of the Big 4 who stand in the list.

They are the group of Pawan Kalyan, Mahesh Babu, NTR Junior, and Ramcharan Tej. They are being tagged as the best bets for strong opening collections. The major factor for them is their family legacy and the loyal fan following which is being passed over from decades. On the other hand, each of them has their unique image and their blockbusters have created an intense impact on the minds of the audience. The pundits add that even if their films are not that good, they manage to have a solid opening day collection. Then one can imagine how the cash registers will ring if the film turns out to be good.