There is huge news for Ajith fans. Mankatha release date has been confirmed for August 31st. Ajith's 50th film is all set to make a big splash at the end of this month. Ayngaran International are releasing the film overseas and they have confirmed the date of its international release.

The makers of the film are very confident about the film because the movie has been getting excellent publicity from the day the project was announced. Social networks like Facebook and Twitter proved to be instrumental as every nugget of information about the film has been lapped up by Ajith's devoted fans. The wait has ended and the game will begin soon after it has been cleared by the censors.

Ajtih fans will be delighted to hear that the second female lead for Billa 2 has been confirmed.She is none other than Bruna Abdulla, an Indian model of Brazilian and Arabian origin. She was seen in I hate Love Stories with Imran Khan and Sonam Kapoor and also did a sizzling item number for Anubav Sinha's Cash which got her noticed. After that she became a reality TV star with Khatron Ka Khiladi hosted by Akshay Kumar. Now her entry into Tamil cinema couldn't be bigger as she is Ajith's heroine.

It is a dream come true for Bruna and she is happy to be a part of this huge project. The leading lady is Huma Qureshi a Delhi based model and theatre artiste. Looks like Ajith will be romancing two lovely ladies in his next film. Hopefully these two spend some time on their diction!

The makers of Mankatha want to cash in on the long weekend on September 1st and release the film around that time. With just a few days left and the re-recording work still incomplete, three musicians have jumped the bandwagon to help Yuvan Shankar Raja, sources report.

Karthik Raja, Bhavatharani and Premji Amaren are all working together with Yuvan Shankar Raja to help him with the re-recording. This is perhaps the first time a film’s re-recording work is being handled by a team of four people and all of them belonging to the same family! Interestingly, the director of Mankatha, Venkat Prabhu also happens to be their cousin.

Mankatha, directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri and Cloud Nine, is all set for release soon.

When shooting for Mankatha started in mid-2010 - as Ajith's 50th film - it was scheduled to release on his birthday, May 1, 2011. But it never happened.

Now, the latest we hear is that Venkat Prabhu and the others behind the project are going all out to get the film released on September 1.

This will enable them to cash in on the big Vinayaka Chathurthi-Ramzan weekend, which will ensure a fantastic opening for the film.

Let us hope that Venkat’s 'Mission Mankatha' succeeds.