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Ajith Kumar
Actor
Born May 1, 1971 (53 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2025 | Good Bad Ugly · as Cast |
| 2025 | |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | Thunivu · as Dark Devil |
| 2022 | Valimai · as Acp Arjun Kumar Ips |
| 2019 | Nerkonda Paarvai · as Bharath Subramaniam |
| 2019 | Viswasam · as Thooku Durai |
| 2017 | Vivegam · as Ajay Kumar |
| 2015 | Vedalam · as Ganesh / Vedhalam |
| 2015 | Yennai Arindhaal · as Dcp Sathyadev Ips |
| 2014 | Veeram · as Vinayagam |
| 2013 | Arrambam · as Ashok Kumar |
| 2012 | English Vinglish · as A Passenger In Flight - Cameo |
| 2012 | Billa 2 · as David Billa |
| 2012 | Billa II - Gangster Thriller Movie Dubbed in Hindi · as David Billa |
| 2011 | Mankatha · as Vinayak Mahadevan |
| 2010 | Asal · as Shiva And Shiva's Father |
| 2008 | Aegan · as Shiva |
| 2007 | Billa · as David Billa / Saravana Velu |
| 2007 | Kireedam · as Shaktivel |
| 2007 | Aalwar · as Shiva |
| 2006 | Varalaaru · as Sivashankar, Vishnu And Jeeva |
| 2006 | Thirupathi · as Thirupathi |
| 2006 | Tirupathi · as Tirupathi |
| 2006 | Paramasivan · as Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar |
| 2005 | Ji · as Vasu |
| 2004 | Attagasam · as Guru And Jeeva |
| 2004 | Jana · as Jana |
| 2003 | Anjaneya · as Paramaguru |
| 2003 | Ennai Thalatta Varuvala · as Sathees |
| 2002 | Villain · as Shiva / Vishnu |
| 2002 | Raja · as Raja |
| 2002 | Red · as Red |
| 2001 | Asoka · as Susima Maurya |
| 2001 | Poovellam Un Vaasam · as Chinna |
| 2001 | Citizen · as Citizen (arivanandam/abdullah/anthony) And Subramani |
| 2001 | Dheena · as Dheenadhayalan (dheena) |
| 2000 | Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven · as Surya |
| 2000 | Kandukondain Kandukondain · as Manohar |
| 2000 | Mugavari · as Sridhar |
| 1999 | Nee Varuvai Ena · as Subramani |
| 1999 | Anantha Poongathe · as Jeeva |
| 1999 | Vaalee · as Deva / Shiva |
| 1999 | Amarkalam · as Vaasu |
| 1999 | Unnai Thedi · as Raghu |
| 1999 | Thodarum · as Jayaram |
| 1998 | Uyirode Uyiraha · as Ajay |
| 1998 | Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen · as Sanjay (guest Role) |
| 1998 | Aval Varuvala · as Jeeva |
| 1998 | Kadhal Mannan · as Shiva |
| 1997 | Rettai Jadai Vayasu · as Vijay |
| 1997 | Pagaivan · as Prabu |
| 1997 | Ullaasam · as Guru |
| 1997 | Raasi · as Kumar |
| 1997 | Nesam · as Nathan |
| 1996 | Kadhal Kottai · as Surya |
| 1996 | Minor Mappillai · as Ramu (minor Mapillai) |
| 1996 | Kalloori Vaasal · as Vasanth |
| 1996 | Vaanmathi · as Krishna |
| 1995 | Aasai · as Jeeva |
| 1995 | Rajavin Parvaiyile · as Chandru |
| 1994 | Pavithra · as Ashok |
| 1994 | Paasamalargal · as Kumar |
| 1993 | Prema Pusthakam · as Siddhartha |
| 1993 | Amaravathi · as Arjun |
| 1990 | En Veedu En Kanavar · as Uncreditted Role As A School Boy |