Ajith Kumar
66 movies
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 1, 1971 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Also known as
- அஜித் குமார் · AK · Thala Ajith · AjithKumar
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.
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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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Known for
Ajith Kumar: movies and TV shows
Acting (66)
- Upcoming Dare Devil
as Dare Devil
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2025 Good Bad Ugly
as AK 'Red Dragon'
- 2025 Vidaamuyarchi
as Arjun
- 2023 Thunivu
as Dark Devil
- 2022 Valimai
as ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
- 2019 Nerkonda Paarvai
as Bharath Subramaniam
- 2019 Viswasam
as Thooku Durai
- 2017 Vivegam
as Ajay Kumar
- 2015 Vedalam
as Ganesh / Vedhalam
- 2015 Yennai Arindhaal
as DCP Sathyadev IPS
- 2014 Veeram
as Vinayagam
- 2013 Arrambam
as Ashok Kumar
- 2012 Billa II
as David Billa
- 2011 Mankatha
as Vinayak Mahadevan
- 2010 Asal
as Shiva and Shiva's Father
- 2008 Aegan
as Shiva
- 2007 Billa
as David Billa / Saravana Velu
- 2007 Kireedam
as Shaktivel
- 2007 Aalwar
as Shiva
- 2006 Varalaru
as Sivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
- 2006 Thirupathi
as Thirupathi
- 2006 Paramasivan
as Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
- 2005 Ji
as Vasu
- 2004 Attagasam
as Guru / Jeeva
- 2004 Jana
as Jana
- 2003 Anjaneya
as Paramaguru
- 2003 Ennai Thalatta Varuvala
as Sathees
- 2002 Villain
as Shiva / Vishnu
- 2002 Raja
as Raja
- 2002 Red
as Red
- 2001 Aśoka
as Susima Maurya
- 2001 Poovellam Un Vasam
as Chinna
- 2001 Citizen
as 'Citizen' Arivanandam / Abdullah / Anthony / 'Subramani' Subramaniam
- 2001 Dheena
as Dheenadhayalan (Dheena)
- 2000 Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
as Surya
- 2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain
as Manohar
- 2000 Mugavari
as Sridhar
- 1999 Amarkalam
as Vasu
- 1999 Nee Varuvai Ena
as Subramani
- 1999 Anantha Poongattre...
as Jeeva
- 1999 Vaali
as Deva / Shiva
- 1999 Unnai Thedi
as Raghu
- 1999 Thodarum
as Jayaram
- 1998 Uyirodu Uyiraga
as Ajay
- 1998 Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
as Sanjay (Guest Role)
- 1998 Aval Varuvala
as Jeeva
- 1998 Kadhal Mannan
as Shiva
- 1997 Rettai Jadai Vayasu
as Vijay
- 1997 Pagaivan
as Prabu
- 1997 Ullasam
as 'Guru' Gurumoorthy
- 1997 Raasi
as Kumar
- 1997 Nesam
as Nathan
- 1996 Kadhal Kottai
as Surya
- 1996 Minor Mappillai
as Ramu (Minor Mapillai)
- 1996 Kalloori Vaasal
as Vasanth
- 1996 Vaanmathi
as Krishna
- 1995 Aasai
as Jeeva
- 1995 Rajavin Parvaiyile
as Chandru
- 1994 Pavithra
as Ashok
- 1994 Paasamalargal
as Kumar
- 1993 ప్రేమపుస్తకం
as Siddhartha
- 1993 Amaravathi
as Arjun
- 1990 En Veedu En Kanavar
as Uncreditted role as a school boy
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- Upcoming