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Ajith Kumar

Actor / Screenwriter | * 05/01/1971 (52) | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (India)
Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. To date, he has starred in over 61 films, and won four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. In addition to his acting career, Ajith is also a sports car racer and participated in the MRF Racing series (2010). He became a race car driver, competing in circuits around India in places such as Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. He is one among very few Indians to race in the International arena and in Formula championships. Based on the annual earnings of Indian celebrities, he was included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list three times. He began his career with a small role in the 1990 Tamil romantic drama En Veedu En Kanavar. After his first major breakthrough Aasai (1995), Ajith established himself as a romantic hero with Kadhal Kottai (1996), Kaadhal Mannan (1998) and Aval Varuvala (1998), and established himself as an action hero starting with the film ()
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Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. In addition to his acting, Ajith Kumar in a sabbatical, participated in the 2004 British Formula 3 season as a Formula Two racing driver and was ranked the third best motor car driver in India at his peak.He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai (1995). A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with Kadhal Kottai (1996) and Kadhal Mannan (1998) being the most notable. He later forayed into method acting, as seen in Vaali (1999), Mugavaree (2000), Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) and Citizen (2001) before establishing himself as an action hero with popular films including Amarkalam (1999), Dheena (2001), Villain (2002), Varalaru (2006) and Billa (2007). He has won three Filmfare Best Actor Awards in Tamil, all for films which showcased him in multiple roles. In 2014, Ajith Kumar was listed in Forbes India's Top 100 Celebrities.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Romance / Love

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The intertwined stories of an international Don in Malaysia, David Billa, chased by the cops, an Indian police officer, a woman who wants to avenge the death of her brother, and a lowly thief, Velu wh ...

Billa

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2007 | 3.4/5 | 2h 10min
Action, Thriller
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Vinayak, a suspended cop, helps a group of four men rob cricket betting money amounting to 500 crores INR. When it comes to splitting the amount, betrayal hits the team hard and a chase ensues. ...

Mankatha

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2011 | 3.4/5 | 2h 29min
Action, Thriller
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Shiva, the ageing business tycoon, bound to his wheelchair, sharing a strong bonding with his son Vishnu. Indulgent, while Vishnu whiles away his time with his cronies taking life easy. But then sudde ...

Varalaru

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2006 | 3.0/5 | 2h 37min
Drama
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Shiva, a bus conductor, robs the corrupt in order to fund an organisation that aids those with disabilities. To avoid detection and trial, he pretends to be his twin, who has disabilities. ...

Villain

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2002 | 3.4/5 | 2h 37min
Action, Crime, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Ajith Kumar

Filmfare Awards South
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Movies with Ajith Kumar as Actor(53)

2023 Vidaamuyarchi
as ACP Arjun Kumar IPS2022 Valimai
as Michael "Dark Devil" Jackson2022 AK 61
as Bharath Subramaniam2019 Nerkonda Paarvai
as Thooku Durai2019 Viswasam
as Ajay Kumar2017 Vivegam
as Ganesh / Vedhalam2015 Vedalam
as DCP Sathyadev IPS2015 Yennai Arindhaal
as Vinayagam2014 Veeram
as Ashok Kumar2013 Arrambam
as David Billa2012 Billa II
as A passenger in flight - Cameo2012 English Vinglish
as Vinayak Mahadevan2011 Mankatha
as Shiva and Shiva's Father2010 Asal
as Shiva2008 Aegan
as Shaktivel2007 Kireedam
as Shiva2007 Aalwar
as David Billa / Saravana Velu2007 Billa
as Sivashankar, Vishnu and Jeeva2006 Varalaru
as Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar2006 Paramasivan
as Thirupathi2006 Thirupathi
as Vasu2005 Ji
as Guru and Jeeva2004 Attagasam
as Jana2004 Jana
as Paramaguru2003 Anjaneya
as Red2002 Red
as Shiva / Vishnu2002 Villain
as Raja2002 Raja
as Citizen (Arivanandam/Abdullah/Anthony) and Subramani2001 Citizen
as Dheenadhayalan (Dheena)2001 Dheena
as Susima Maurya2001 Aśoka
as Chinna2001 Poovellam Un Vasam
as Manohar2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain
as Sridhar2000 Mugavari
as Surya2000 Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
as Deva & Shiva1999 Vaali
as Vaasu1999 Amarkalam
as Subramani1999 Nee Varuvai Ena
as Sanjay (Guest Role)1998 Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
as Jeeva1998 Aval Varuvala
as Guru1997 Ullasam
as Vijay1997 Rettai Jadai Vayasu
as Nathan1997 Nesam
as Surya1996 Kadhal Kottai
as Vasanth1996 Kalloori Vaasal
as Krishna1996 Vaanmathi
as Ramu (Minor Mapillai)1996 Minor Mappillai
as Chandru1995 Rajavin Parvaiyile
as Jeeva1995 Aasai
as Ashok1994 Pavithra
as Kumar1994 Paasamalargal
as Arjun1993 Amaravathi
as Siddhartha1993 Prema Pustakam

Full Name: Ajith Kumar
Citizenship: India
Born: Saturday, 05/01 1971 (May) in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (India) (current age: 52 years + 358 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Educated at: Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School
Spouses (current/former): Shalini Kumar
Other names for Ajith Kumar (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"அஜித் குமார்"
"AK"
Ajith Kumar frequently works together with these people:
Siva (17x, Crew)
Deva (12x, Crew)
Yuvan Shankar Raja (11x, Crew)
Kalyan Kumar (10x, Crew)
Manivannan (10x, Actor)
Anu Vardhan (10x, Crew)
Ramesh Khanna (9x, Actor)
Vivek (9x, Actor)
Nassar (8x, Actor)
Raghuvaran (8x, Actor)
S. S. Chakravarthy (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:310631, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 04/19/2024