Mankatha’s story is said to revolve around a Mafia gang gambling during the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket season.The film was formally launched in August 2010,[8] with its principal photography beginning on October 25, 2010. Filming was held for more than eight months and took place primarily across Chennai, the Dharavi slum in Mumbai and Bangkok, Thailand.

Vilayadu Mankatha(Anitha, Premgi Amaren, Ranjith, Suchitra, Yuvan Shankar Raja and others)
The title song of the album is peppy and heavy on percussion. It roughly translates to ‘ Are you ready to play the game ? ” Yuvan has succeeded in creating the perfect intro song for the album. Rap interludes make the song that much more interesting. I was extremely impressed with the violin piece.This song was released before the rest of the songs in the album and was a massive hit with the audience

Nee Naan (SP Charan, Bhavatharini)
The only romantic melody in the album , this song has lyrics by Niranjan Bharathi, great grandson of Mahakavi Bharathiar. Yuvan definitely has some affinity towards SP Charan and the versatile singer has not disappointed. Yuvan has used the guitar to good effect , a first for the music director.

Machi Open The Bottle(Haricharan, Mano, Naveen, Premgi Amaran, Tippu)
It is impossible to imagine a Venkat Prabhu movie without a spirited Kuthu Song ! Yuvan has remixed the yesteryear Rajnikanth Hit “Raaman Aandalum ” to good effect.The song does remind us of some of Yuvan’s previous hits but I don’t think it will matter to the audience.

Vaada Bin Laada(Krish, Suchitra)
Vaali is responsible for the lyrics for this youthful song. Only Yuvan can dare to use the Veena for a song like this.Kris and Suchitra do a commendable job. The rhythm , typical of Yuvan’s compositions makes the song mildly likable.

Nanbane(Madhushree, Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Madhsuhree excels in this pathos song. Yuvan has kept the background instruments to a minimum. Yuvan has provided able assistance to Madhu and is voice is typically suited for this genre. Vaali’s lyrics convey the anguish of the characters with ease.

Balle Lakka(Karthik, Vijay Yesudas, Anusha Dhayanidhi)
Anusha Dhayanidhi is the surprise package and she has delivered big time.She definitely has the potential to make it big if she keeps the focus. The song is not bad but does not have a major impact.

Mankatha Theme Music
This theme music is scintillating to say the least. This score would have fit any war movie perfectly and I am sure the decibel level will be high in the movie theater when Ajith starts swaying to these thumping beats. Yuvan has definitely spent a lot of time to get this right and the result is just mind blowing.

This may not be Yuvan’s best music score but it fits the bill perfectly for the movie. The title song and the soft melodies alone will be good enough for me to download the songs from Itunes or Amazon.

Banner: Ayngaran International
Cast: Ajith, Nayantara, Navadeep, Suhasini Manirathnam, Jayaram, Suman, Nasser, M.S.Baskar, Sriman
Direction: Raju Sundaram
Production: Karunamoorthy, Arunpandiayan
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja

This is the third movie for yuvan with Ajith. The first two movies Dheena and Billa were big hits.Yuvan’ s orchestration skills are brought to the fore in this album. Saroja was an interesting album but Yuvan has taken one more step ahead with this album.All the songs are Peppy but strangely there is not even a single slow song in the album.

Hey Salaa (Blaaze, Naresh, Mohammed Aslam)
The best song of the album . Blazee as usual is full of energy in the album. There is a flute interlude in the middle which reminded me of the ‘Mein Hoon Na’ title song. The song is fast and has a terrific rhythm to it. This will be a sure hit with the youngsters.

Kichu Kichu (Yuvan Shankar Raja, Vasundhara Das)
Vasundhra Das has a magnetic voice and Yuvan has used it very effectively.The song , compared to the rest of the songs is slow but packs a punch with the constant bass beat in the background.The orchestration skill of Yuvan is again the winner here.

Odum Varayil (Kay Kay, Bela Shende)
Another fast song sung by the awesome Kay Kay with Beia giving him company. A metal guitar is the star of the song . Beia again reminds me of Shreya Ghosal. The song transforms into a melody in the middle and Beia is in her elements at that point.

Hey, Baby(Shankar Mahadevan)
I think this is the first time Yuvan has stepped into Jazz music and he has done a commendable job . Shankar Mahadevan as usual is electrifying and uses his heavy bass voice to suit the mood of the song. The Hindi version of this song’s visual was a terrific hit . Hopefully the same happens in the Tamil version.

Yahoo (Sathyan, Ranjith, Naveen, Suvi)
Sleek orchestration and youthful singers make this song memorable. This song is also a fast paced , rhythmic song about life in the college campus.

I would consider this album to be a mixed bag as I could not remember any of the songs even though I enjoyed the album when I was actually listening to the songs.

It is worth buying the CD.It will be a big help in the dance floors