Ajith Kumar
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 1, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Dare Devil
Movie · as Dare Devil
Untitled AK - Manu Anand Film
Movie
Mankatha 2
Movie
Untitled Shankar - Ajith Kumar Film
Movie
Gladiators
Movie · as Self
Vidaamuyarchi
Movie · as Arjun
Good Bad Ugly
Movie · as AK 'Red Dragon'
Thunivu
Movie · as Dark Devil
Valimai
Movie · as ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
Viswasam
Movie · as Thooku Durai
Nerkonda Paarvai
Movie · as Bharath Subramaniam
Vivegam
Movie · as Ajay Kumar
Yennai Arindhaal
Movie · as DCP Sathyadev IPS
Vedalam
Movie · as Ganesh / Vedhalam
Veeram
Movie · as Vinayagam
Arrambam
Movie · as Ashok Kumar
Billa II
Movie · as David Billa
Mankatha
Movie · as Vinayak Mahadevan
Asal
Movie · as Shiva and Shiva's Father
Aegan
Movie · as Shiva
Billa
Movie · as David Billa / Saravana Velu
Kireedam
Movie · as Shaktivel
Aalwar
Movie · as Shiva
Varalaru
Movie · as Sivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
Thirupathi
Movie · as Thirupathi
Paramasivan
Movie · as Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
Ji
Movie · as Vasu
Attagasam
Movie · as Guru / Jeeva
Jana
Movie · as Jana
Anjaneya
Movie · as Paramaguru
Ennai Thalatta Varuvala
Movie · as Sathees
Villain
Movie · as Shiva / Vishnu
Raja
Movie · as Raja
Red
Movie · as Red
Aśoka
Movie · as Susima Maurya
Citizen
Movie · as 'Citizen' Arivanandam / Abdullah / Anthony / 'Subramani' Subramaniam
Dheena
Movie · as Dheenadhayalan 'Dheena'
Poovellam Un Vasam
Movie · as Chinna
Mugavari
Movie · as Sridhar
Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
Movie · as Surya
Kandukondain Kandukondain
Movie · as Manohar
Nee Varuvai Ena
Movie · as Subramani
Amarkalam
Movie · as Vasu
Vaali
Movie · as Deva / Shiva
Anantha Poongattre...
Movie · as Jeeva
Thodarum
Movie · as Jayaram
Unnai Thedi
Movie · as Raghu
Kadhal Mannan
Movie · as Shiva
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
Movie · as Sanjay (Guest Role)
Aval Varuvala
Movie · as Jeeva
Uyirodu Uyiraga
Movie · as Ajay
Nesam
Movie · as Nathan
Ullasam
Movie · as 'Guru' Gurumoorthy
Pagaivan
Movie · as Prabhu
Raasi
Movie · as Kumar
Rettai Jadai Vayasu
Movie · as Vijay
Kadhal Kottai
Movie · as Surya
Kalloori Vaasal
Movie · as Vasanth
Vaanmathi
Movie · as Krishna
Minor Mappillai
Movie · as Ramu (Minor Mapillai)
Aasai
Movie · as Jeeva
Rajavin Parvaiyile
Movie · as Chandru
Pavithra
Movie · as Ashok
Paasamalargal
Movie · as Kumar
Amaravathi
Movie · as Arjun
ప్రేమపుస్తకం
Movie · as Siddhartha
En Veedu En Kanavar
Movie · as Uncreditted role as a school boy