Overview
A thrilling ride through the underbelly of Mumbai's cricket scene, where betrayal and greed collide.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- propulsive
- swaggering
- tense
- action movie night
- Tamil cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded Mankatha as a highly entertaining, commercially successful action-heist thriller and one of the strongest entries in its genre.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vinayak is a suspended police officer who joins the cash heist for personal gain and operates outside conventional morality.
IPL betting, money laundering, bookmaking, and a cash reserve worth over Rs 500 crore drive the competing schemes.
Vinayak joins Sumanth and his associates, while Arumuga Chettiyar and the police separately pursue the stolen cash.
The film frames its police confrontations, heist maneuvers, and Ajith Kumar's antihero performance as high-impact star-driven entertainment.
Films like Mankatha, and why
Aaranya Kaandam
Tamil-language action heist built around morally compromised criminals, gambling money, and shifting loyalties
Dhoom 2
High-energy Indian crime thriller combining a cash-driven conspiracy, corrupt law enforcement, and antiheroic leads
Ocean's Eleven
Ensemble crime caper centered on a dangerous robbery, betrayal, and escalating pursuit by police and gangsters
Movie Details
- Director
- Venkat Prabhu
- Release Date
- 2011-08-31
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (75)
Cast
- Ajith Kumar
- Arjun Sarja
- Vaibhav
- Ashwin Kakumanu
- Premji Amaran
- Mahat Raghavendra
- Trisha Krishnan
- Raai Laxmi
- Jayaprakash
- Subbu Panchu
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Sun Nxt, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mankatha about?
- A suspended Mumbai police officer enters a colossal cricket-betting cash heist, only to become the most dangerous player in a maze of gangsters, cops, and betrayals.
- What is Mankatha like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mankatha as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Mankatha violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Mankatha as brutal.
- What did critics think of Mankatha?
- Critics broadly regarded Mankatha as a highly entertaining, commercially successful action-heist thriller and one of the strongest entries in its genre.
- Which films are like Mankatha?
- Films with a similar feel include Aaranya Kaandam, Dhoom 2, and Ocean's Eleven.
- How long is Mankatha?
- Mankatha runs 161 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mankatha?
- In United States, Mankatha streams on Amazon Prime Video, Sun Nxt, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
