Ajith Kumar
Born May 01, 1971 (Age: 54)
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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.
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
Good Bad Ugly
2025
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as AK 'Red Dragon'
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Age: 53
Vidaamuyarchi
2025
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as Arjun
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Age: 53
Thunivu
2023
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as Dark Devil
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Age: 51
Valimai
2022
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as ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
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Age: 50
Vivegam
2017
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as Ajay Kumar
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Age: 46
Vedalam
2015
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as Ganesh / Vedhalam
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Age: 44
Yennai Arindhaal
2015
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as DCP Sathyadev IPS
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Age: 43
Veeram
2014
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as Vinayagam
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Age: 42
Arrambam
2013
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as Ashok Kumar
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Age: 42
English Vinglish
2012
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as A passenger in flight - Cameo
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Age: 41
Mankatha
2011
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as Vinayak Mahadevan
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Age: 40
Aegan
2008
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as Shiva
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Age: 37
Kireedam
2007
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as Shaktivel
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Age: 36
Aalwar
2007
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as Shiva
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Age: 35
Varalaru
2006
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as Sivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
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Age: 35
Thirupathi
2006
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as Thirupathi
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Age: 34
Paramasivan
2006
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as Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
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Age: 34
Ji
2005
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as Vasu
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Age: 33
Jana
2004
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as Jana
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Age: 32
Raja
2002
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as Raja
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Age: 31
Aśoka
2001
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as Susima Maurya
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Age: 30
Citizen
2001
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as Citizen (Arivanandam/Abdullah/Anthony) and Subramani
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Age: 30
Dheena
2001
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as Dheenadhayalan (Dheena)
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Age: 29
Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
2000
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as Surya
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Age: 29
Kandukondain Kandukondain
2000
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as Manohar
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Age: 29
Mugavari
2000
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as Sridhar
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Age: 28
Amarkalam
1999
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as Vasu
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Age: 28
Vaali
1999
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as Deva / Shiva
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Age: 28
Kadhal Kottai
1996
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as Surya
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Age: 25
Aasai
1995
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as Jeeva
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Age: 24