Kajal Aggarwal was initially approached for a lead female role in Mankatha , but Shriya Saran was signed .
Early reports suggested that Samantha Ruth Prabhu , Kajal Aggarwal and Anushka Shetty were initially approached for the lead female roles , while in July 2010 , reports surfaced that Shriya Saran and Neetu Chandra , and Lakshmi Rai were supposedly signed for the roles .
Mankatha