( June 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. The film was also dubbed into Telugu as Gambler and released in Andhra Pradesh ten days later while it was a box-office hit in Kerala as well. Mankatha released on 31 August 2011 worldwide to generally positive reviews and grossed the second biggest opening of all time after Enthiran at the time of release. Following speculations regarding the film's release, Sun Pictures acquired the theatrical rights and distributed the film via Raadhika's Radaan Mediaworks. Filming was held for more than eight months and took place primarily across Chennai, the Dharavi slum in Mumbai and Bangkok, Thailand. The film was formally launched in August 2010, with its principal photography beginning on 25 October 2010. 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. 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. It stars Ajith Kumar in his 50th film, along with an ensemble cast including Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Lakshmi Rai, Anjali, Andrea Jeremiah, Vaibhav Reddy, Premji Amaren, and Mahat Raghavendra. Mankatha is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language crime action thriller film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu.