From Mankatha to Jilla

Ajith, Mahat and Vijay in Mankatha shooting spot

Having debuted in Kollywood through Mankatha, one of the blockbusters of 2011, Mahat Raghavendra is stepping into Tollywood with Backbench Student. He will be back in Kollywood with a bang playing Ilayathalapathy's brother in the Superstar's next release Jilla, sources revealed.

Jilla, which is to be directed by Nesan has Mohan Lal and Kajal in other prominent roles. The movie which is produced by Super Good Films, will start rolling from May and is expected to be a bilingual release in Tamil and Telugu.