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Ajith Kumar

Actor

Ajith Kumar

Born May 1, 1971 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India66 films

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.

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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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Yennai Arindhaal posterFirst watchYennai Arindhaal20156.9as DCP Sathyadev IPSSathyadev, who is on a career break, is forced to put on his cop shoes ones again to save Thenmozhi, a young woman who is the target of a criminal organ harvesting group, led by a ghost…View film

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Filmography

66 films as actor
  1. TBADare DevilDare Devil
  2. TBAUntitled AK - Manu Anand Film
  3. TBAMankatha 2
  4. TBAUntitled Shankar - Ajith Kumar Film
  5. 2025Good Bad UglyAK 'Red Dragon'
  6. 2025VidaamuyarchiArjun
  7. 2023ThunivuDark Devil
  8. 2022ValimaiACP Arjun Kumar IPS
  9. 2019Nerkonda PaarvaiBharath Subramaniam
  10. 2019ViswasamThooku Durai
  11. 2017VivegamAjay Kumar
  12. 2015VedalamGanesh / Vedhalam
  13. 2015Yennai ArindhaalDCP Sathyadev IPS
  14. 2014VeeramVinayagam
  15. 2013ArrambamAshok Kumar
  16. 2012Billa IIDavid Billa
  17. 2011MankathaVinayak Mahadevan
  18. 2010AsalShiva and Shiva's Father
  19. 2008AeganShiva
  20. 2007BillaDavid Billa / Saravana Velu
  21. 2007KireedamShaktivel
  22. 2007AalwarShiva
  23. 2006VaralaruSivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
  24. 2006ThirupathiThirupathi
  25. 2006ParamasivanSubramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
  26. 2005JiVasu
  27. 2004AttagasamGuru / Jeeva
  28. 2004JanaJana
  29. 2003AnjaneyaParamaguru
  30. 2003Ennai Thalatta VaruvalaSathees
  31. 2002VillainShiva / Vishnu
  32. 2002RajaRaja
  33. 2002RedRed
  34. 2001AśokaSusima Maurya
  35. 2001Poovellam Un VasamChinna
  36. 2001Citizen'Citizen' Arivanandam / Abdullah / Anthony / 'Subramani' Subramaniam
  37. 2001DheenaDheenadhayalan (Dheena)
  38. 2000Unnai Kodu Ennai TharuvenSurya
  39. 2000Kandukondain KandukondainManohar
  40. 2000MugavariSridhar
  41. 1999AmarkalamVasu
  42. 1999Nee Varuvai EnaSubramani
  43. 1999Anantha Poongattre...Jeeva
  44. 1999VaaliDeva / Shiva
  45. 1999Unnai ThediRaghu
  46. 1999ThodarumJayaram
  47. 1998Uyirodu UyiragaAjay
  48. 1998Unnidathil Ennai KoduthenSanjay (Guest Role)
  49. 1998Aval VaruvalaJeeva
  50. 1998Kadhal MannanShiva
  51. 1997Rettai Jadai VayasuVijay
  52. 1997PagaivanPrabu
  53. 1997Ullasam'Guru' Gurumoorthy
  54. 1997RaasiKumar
  55. 1997NesamNathan
  56. 1996Kadhal KottaiSurya
  57. 1996Minor MappillaiRamu (Minor Mapillai)
  58. 1996Kalloori VaasalVasanth
  59. 1996VaanmathiKrishna
  60. 1995AasaiJeeva
  61. 1995Rajavin ParvaiyileChandru
  62. 1994PavithraAshok
  63. 1994PaasamalargalKumar
  64. 1993ప్రేమపుస్తకంSiddhartha
  65. 1993AmaravathiArjun
  66. 1990En Veedu En KanavarUncreditted role as a school boy