After ensuring that those watching 'Mankatha', the 50th film of 'Thala' Ajith, have a hair-rising experience, director Venkat Prabhu has lost all his hair now. Yes, we mean it literally.

The captain of the ship of 'Mankatha', who was sporting long hair and beard all these days as part of his prayers to Lord Balaji of Tirupati, tonsured his head on the holy Tirumala hills on Thursday.

Venkat Prabhu is an ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara and it was his prayer to the Almighty that he would offer his hair if Mankatha becomes a hit. Since the film was declared a blockbuster on the first day itself, the director, who went to Tirupati for the marriage of his cousin Yuvan Shankar Raja, was happy to go bald,' say sources.

Accolades are pouring in for Venkat Prabhu from all possible quarters for making 'Mankatha' an 'extremely enjoyable experience'. The happiness of Ajith fans can't be expressed in words, as they hail the director for giving the best ever 'Thala' film.