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Ajith Kumar

Born · May 1, 1971 (54 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Bio

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.

Known for

English Vinglish

English Vinglish

Aśoka

Aśoka

Mankatha

Mankatha

Billa

Billa

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

AK 64

AK 65