'Mankatha' re-release storms the internet; Venkat Prabhu’s emotional post seizes attention, Ajith fans turn theatres into a festival

Back with a bang, 'Mankatha' reinterprets nostalgia, after 15 years, in theaters. The movie first hit screens in 2011 and was, in fact, Ajith’s 50th film in a lead role. 'Mankatha' has become a cult classic over the years. The film ran to full houses, which created a carnival-like atmosphere in theatres across Tamil Nadu.While the re-release was celebrated with enthusiam, film director Venkat Prabhu opened up with a sincere but brief post on social media that would leave people curious about what he had to share about the film. Along with a retro photo of Thala Ajith and Thalapathy Vijay, he posted about the day that he was munching on 'Mankatha' for the second time and celebrating. He finally said that this scene actually occurred in real life while they were shooting for the film. It remains one of his most special moments. Such statements made the whole dialogue more sentimental during the collection phase of the movie’s re-release celebration. The re-release of 'Mankatha' has transformed into a real fest and not just another normal movie release. From a first-day-first-show screening to celebrations, whistling, and archanai-milk abhishekam, and demand for larger-than-life cut-outs, it has all happened, to the extent that it has become the 'real' event inside cinema halls. Social media is doing the rounds with video snippets of celebration inside theatres that drive one and all to unanimously agree it is a cult film. For the old-school fans who never got to watch it on day one, the impact of seeing the iconic scenes and featuring in it inside the theater was an insurmountable delight, while the next-gen were getting a taste of the magic of watching 'Mankatha' on the big screen.