Action King Arjun and Smiling Sneha Joins Ajith's Mankatha Film

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The making of actor Ajith Kumar’s 50th Mankatha seems to be full of surprises as there’s a new one springing up each day. The latest news about this film directed by Venkat Prabhu is that Action King Arjun will replace Tollywood star Nagarjuna in the film, the latter was roped in to play a parallel role in the film. Reliable sources in the industry reveal that talks are in progress with the Vallakottai actor, who also enjoys a good market in Tollywood, for the role of a gangster.

Meanwhile, yet another actress has been included in the movie — Sneha, who now joins the ensemble cast comprising Ajith, Trisha, Lakshmi Rai, Vedhika, Manchu Manoj, Premgi Amaran and Ganesh Venkatram. Sneha was also a part of Venkat Prabhu’s previous film Goa where she did a cameo role and the two have been very close since then. According to industry insiders, Sneha will be seen alongside Arjun in Mankatha, the two have acted together previously in Chinna.

The entire unit along with the lead pair and Lakshmi Rai will be completing the filming of the opening song Vilayadu Mankatha in Bangkok.

Ajith is planning to return on November 17 to India, following which he will head straight to Madurai along with his wife Shalini for producer Dhayanidhi Alagiri’s wedding. The event is set to take place on November 18 at Tamukkam Ground in the temple town.