2011 · action · thriller · heist
Mankatha
Directed by Venkat Prabhu2h 41m2011
Vinayak, a suspended cop, helps a group of four men rob cricket betting money amounting to 500 crores INR. When it comes to splitting the amount, betrayal hits the team hard and a chase ensues.
Our read: Mankatha (2011) reads as a sombre, breathless, grounded action · thriller · heist entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, breathless, measured action / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- kinetic
- intense
- cold
- twisty
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