Is Mankatha Inspired From The Usual Suspects?

Director Venkat Prabhu openly accepted with ‘Saroja’ that the film is inspired from several Hollywood movies that include ‘Judgment Night’. The latest buzz is that his upcoming film ‘Mankatha’ is based on Hollywood movie ‘The Usual Suspects’ that was later remade in Hindi as ‘Chocolate’.

We bring you a sneak peek into the synopsis of ‘The Usual Suspects’ and it goes this way…

A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup.

We aren’t saying that ‘Mankatha’ and ‘The Usual Suspects’ have only the factor of ‘5 Characters’, but for more reasons. Keep logging to this column for more updates on this topic.