Jacqueline Fernandez in Mankatha

Thala Ajith's much awaited 50th film Mankatha (also spelt Mangatha) directed by Venkat Prabhu was launched on August 2, 2010. The teaser trailer of Mankatha has already created a lot of buzz in the industry. Telugu superstar Nagarjuna will play a prominent role in this film, which will be made simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu. The roles will be interchanged in the versions; Ajith will play Nagarjuna's role in the Telugu version and vice versa.
Now the latest buzz is that Sri Lankan model Jacqueline Fernandez (who made her Bollywood debut with Aladin) will play a prominent role in the film; Neetu Chandra and Lakshmi Rai are in the cast.