Ajith Kumar
Born
May 1, 1971 (54 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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 is also known as ‘Ultimate Star’ and ‘Thala’ by his fans. In 2025, he was awarded India’s prestigious Padma Bhushan award making him the 5th Kollywood Actor to receive the accolade.
Good Bad Ugly
AK 'Red Dragon'
2025
Vidaamuyarchi
Arjun
2025
Thunivu
Dark Devil
2023
Valimai
ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
2022
Nerkonda Paarvai
Bharath Subramaniam
2019
Viswasam
Thooku Durai
2019
Vivegam
Ajay Kumar
2017
Vedalam
Ganesh / Vedhalam
2015
Yennai Arindhaal
DCP Sathyadev IPS
2015
Veeram
Vinayagam
2014
Arrambam
Ashok Kumar
2013
English Vinglish
A passenger in flight - Cameo
2012
Billa II
David Billa
2012
Mankatha
Vinayak Mahadevan
2011
Asal
Shiva and Shiva's Father
2010
Aegan
Shiva
2008
Billa
David Billa / Saravana Velu
2007
Kireedam
Shaktivel
2007
Aalwar
Shiva
2007
Varalaru
Sivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
2006
Thirupathi
Thirupathi
2006
Paramasivan
Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
2006
Ji
Vasu
2005
Attagasam
Guru / Jeeva
2004
Jana
Jana
2004
Anjaneya
Paramaguru
2003
Ennai Thalatta Varuvala
Sathees
2003
Villain
Shiva / Vishnu
2002
Raja
Raja
2002
Red
Red
2002
Aśoka
Susima Maurya
2001
Poovellam Un Vasam
Chinna
2001
Citizen
Citizen (Arivanandam/Abdullah/Anthony) and Subramani
2001
Dheena
Dheenadhayalan (Dheena)
2001
Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
Surya
2000
Kandukondain Kandukondain
Manohar
2000
Mugavari
Sridhar
2000
Amarkalam
Vasu
1999
Nee Varuvai Ena
Subramani
1999
Anantha Poongattre...
Jeeva
1999
Vaali
Deva / Shiva
1999
Unnai Thedi
Raghu
1999
Thodarum
Jayaram
1999
Uyirodu Uyiraga
Ajay
1998
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
Sanjay (Guest Role)
1998
Aval Varuvala
Jeeva
1998
Kadhal Mannan
Shiva
1998
Rettai Jadai Vayasu
Vijay
1997
Pagaivan
Prabu
1997
Ullasam
Guru
1997
Raasi
Kumar
1997
Nesam
Nathan
1997
Kadhal Kottai
Surya
1996
Minor Mappillai
Ramu (Minor Mapillai)
1996
Kalloori Vaasal
Vasanth
1996
Vaanmathi
Krishna
1996
Aasai
Jeeva
1995
Rajavin Parvaiyile
Chandru
1995
Pavithra
Ashok
1994
Paasamalargal
Kumar
1994
Prema Pustakam
Siddhartha
1993
Amaravathi
Arjun
1993
En Veedu En Kanavar
Uncreditted role as a school boy
1990