The movie was released on 31-08-11 which adds up to 50,thus denoting the Lead actor's 50th film.
The bike wheelie stunts are performed by Ajith himself. He is a professional car racer.
Google Zeitgeist 2011, a compilation of the year's most frequent search queries, placed Mankatha at 7th rank, becoming the only Tamil film to secure a place in the list.
The director initially had plans to cast Hindi actor Vivek Oberoi as the lead actor. Coincidentally, Vivek Oberoi was cast as the main anatagonist in Ajith Kumar's Vivegam (2017).