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'''Ajith Kumar''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil:]]'''அஜித் குமார்''') (born [[May 1]], [[1971]] in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]) also called '''''Ajith''''' is a prominent |
'''Ajith Kumar''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil:]]'''அஜித் குமார்''') (born [[May 1]], [[1971]] in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]) also called '''''Ajith''''' is a prominent [[India]]n film actor<ref>[http://www.indiafilm.com/actors.htm#aji''Ajith introduced as a hero'']</ref>, a [[Formula 3]] driver for Mango Racing<ref>[http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct302005/enter1736520051028.asp ''Ajith to race in Formula 3'']</ref>, a [[professional]] [[motorcyclist]],<ref>[http://www.rmadhavan.com/back_alai/home.html ''Ajith in Motorcycle accident'']</ref> an active [[ambassador]] for the [[Green Revolution]]<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/7051.html ''Ajith helps the poor plant saplings'']</ref> and the Managing Trustee of 'Mohini-Mani Foundation'<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-04/11-10-06-ajith.html ''Ajith is very keen to take the social work that he started'']</ref>. He used to appear in [[commercials]] before he started his [[movie]] career. He currently acts in regional industries across [[India]] with the [[Tamil film]] industry being his main focus. Ajith is titles onscreen as ''Ultimate Star'' and affectionately addressed as ''Thala'' (literally, ''The Head'') by his fans. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Ajith is the middle son of three children others being Anil and Anup Kumar, born in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India) to a [[Sindhi people|Sindhi]] mother and |
Ajith is the middle son of three children others being Anil and Anup Kumar, born in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India) to a [[Sindhi people|Sindhi]] mother and Palghat Tamil Iyer father. Ajith dropped out of Asan Memorial Sr. Sec. School in [[1986]] to become a part-time 2/4-wheeler [[mechanic]] and full-time [[garment]] [[exporter]] based in [[Erode]] till [[1990]]. Business exigencies pushed him into [[Model (person)|modelling]] for [[adverts]] in print [[media]] which eventually paved the way into [[Tollywood]] and later into [[Tamil films]]. After his [[surgery]] for a [[broken]] [[vertebra]] he lost feeling in his [[legs]], but he vowed to [[recover]] and walked all the way from his home in [[Madras]] to the Balaji Shrine in [[Tirupathi]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He was romantically linked to fellow actress Heera and met future wife [[Shalini]] on the sets of ''[[Amarkalam]]'' in 1999. |
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==Film Actor== |
==Film Actor== |
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===Nineties=== |
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====1992-5==== |
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| ⚫ | Ajith started his film career at the age of 21 in a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] movie ''[[Prema |
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| ⚫ | Ajith started his film career at the age of 21 in a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[Film|movie]] ''[[Prema Pustagam]]'' in [[1992]]. The movie proved to be successful and he won the ''Best New Face Award'' for it. His Tamil debut followed next year in ''[[Amaravathi (film)|Amaravathi]]''. However, his second Tamil film ''[[Pavithra]]'' was delayed for 17 months because of a racing injury that left him bed-ridden. Both films fetched him several [[awards]] from the [[media]]. It was his third Tamil film that released 10 months later in 1995, ''Aasai'', directed by [[Vasanth]] and produced by [[Mani Rathnam]] which proved to be a super blockbuster at the [[box office]] playing for 210 days successfully and grossed almost Rs. 50 million. In ''Aasai'', [[Suvalakshmi]] was cast opposite Ajith. The story was that Prakashraj wanted to marry [[Suvalakshmi]] from being her sister's husband. After Agathiyan's ''[[Vaanmathi]]'' and particularly the [[Award|National Award]] winning super blockbuster ''[[Kadhal Kottai]]'', he established himself as a super star in Kollywood. ''Kadhal Kottai'' grossed almost Rs.100 million playing for 240 days successfully. Back in the mid-nineties, it was a unprecedented figure for a newcomer. The film was a sensation and spawned several clones with the prefix ''Kadhal...'' in the title. He played in [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s [[debut]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] production in ''[[Ullasam]]'' that cast Vikram in guest role. |
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Ajith's first big budget venture ''Kalloori Vaasal'' was a musical hit starring [[Prashanth]] and [[Pooja Bhatt]]. But only after Agathiyan's ''[[Vaanmathi]]'' and particularly the [[Award|National Award]] winning super blockbuster ''[[Kadhal Kottai]]'', he established himself as a super star in Kollywood. ''Kadhal Kottai'' grossed almost Rs.100 million playing for 240 days successfully. Back in the mid-nineties, it was a unprecedented figure for a newcomer. The film was a sensation as the leading hero and heroine do not meet each other until the climax. The film spawned several clones with the prefix ''Kadhal...'' in the title. He played in [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s debut Tamil production in ''[[Ullasam]]'' that cast Vikram in guest role. This big budget venture paid him a salary of over Rs.5 million. |
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A string of successful movies followed, most notably ''Kadhal Mannan'' and ''[[Aval Varuvala]]'' and the award-winning ''[[Vaali]]'' which cast him alongside [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]. ''Vaali'' saw a new peak in Ajith's career. The film grossed almost Rs.200 million playing for 270 days successfully. He played a dual role in the film as a handicapped twin who lusts after his brother's wife. |
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A string of successful movies followed, most notably ''Kadhal Mannan'' and ''[[Aval Varuvala]]'' and the award-winning ''[[Vaali]]'' which cast him alongside [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]. ''Vaali'' saw a new peak in Ajith's career. The film grossed almost Rs.200 million playing for 270 days successfully. He played a dual role in the file as a handicapped twin who lusts after his brother's wife. After doing ''[[Amarkalam]]'' with his future wife Shalini, Ajith set up his own [[distribution]] [[company]] ''AK International''. He is an [[ambassador]] for the [[Green Revolution]] , an effort to clean up the [[Chennai]] environment and encouraging people to [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/7051.html plant saplings]. In 2000, Ajith was cast alongside [[Mammooty]], [[Tabu]] and [[Aishwarya Rai]] in ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]''. The film's audio rights were sold for a record Rs.22 million. This record still remains unbeaten till date. [[Mugavari]] was also a very successful film that Ajith acted in alongside [[Jyothika]]. The melodramatic plot details the travails of an ambitious poor musician who is forced to choose between his love and career and later his career and family. |
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===Noughts=== |
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====2000-4==== |
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Unlike the nineties when Ajith films had urban romantic plots, the noughts saw Ajith films with wide-ranging plots based on social issues and civic responsibilities like [[M.G._Ramachandran|MGR]] since the late forties. |
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In 2001, Ajith played the role of [[Shahrukh Khan]]'s brother in the period film [[Asoka]]. He began the year with the sensational hit from A.R.Murugadas - ''Dheena''. This marked a new chapter in Ajith's career. The film gave the present macho image of ''Thala'' to Ajith. Several succesful movies followed: among them the cult film [[Citizen]] opposite [[Vasundhara Das]] and [[Poovellam Un Vasam]] and ''Raja'' opposite [[Jyothika]] and ''Red''. He won the ''[[Filmfare|South India Filmfare Best Actor Award]]'' for ''[[Villain (tamil film)|Villain]]'', directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. Villain grossed almost Rs. 300 million marking a new peak in Ajith's career. In 2003 and 2004, Ajith acted in [[Anjaneya]], [[Jana]] and [[Attagasam]] opposite [[Meera Jasmine]], [[Sneha]] and [[Pooja]]. ''Anjaneya'' created a new record for Telugu rights with sales reported at almost Rs.9 million. In 2005, Ajith acted in the film [[Ji]] opposite [[Trisha]]. All the movies, except ''Attagasam'', were average grossers and Ajith suffered some high profile fracas with producers. Various other injuries whilst driving in [[Formula 3]] meant he was injured for the rest of the year. He thus released only 4 films in the three years from 2003 to 2005 due to his passion for motor racing. |
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In 2000, Ajith was cast alongside [[Mammooty]], [[Tabu]] and [[Aishwarya Rai]] in ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]''. The film's audio rights were sold for a record Rs.22 million. This record still remains unbeaten till date. [[Mugavari]] was also a very successful film that Ajith acted in alongside [[Jyothika]]. The melodramatic plot details the travails of an ambitious poor musician who is forced to choose between his love and career and later between his career and family. |
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In 2001, Ajith played the role of [[Shahrukh Khan]]'s brother in the period film [[Asoka]]. He began the year with the sensational hit from A.R.Murugadas - ''Dheena''. This marked a new chapter in Ajith's career. The film gave the present macho image of ''Thala'' to Ajith. Several successful movies followed: among them the [[cult film]] [[Citizen]] opposite [[Vasundhara Das]] and [[Poovellam Un Vasam]] and ''Raja'' opposite Jyothika and ''Red''. |
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| ⚫ | In 2006, Ajith acted in three successful projects, ''[[Paramasivan]]'' directed by [[Chandramukhi|P. Vasu]], ''[[Thirupathi]]'' directed by [[Perarasu]] and particularly ''[[Varalaru]]'' directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. This is his comeback movie since ''Villain''. ''Varalaru'' emerged as the biggest grosser of the year earning almost Rs. 500 million, reports [[India Today]]. It also became the biggest blockbuster in Ajith's career till date. Ajith's latest film is with the newcomer director [[Aalwar|Chella]] entitled ''[[Aalwar]]''. Both ''[[Varalaru]]'' and ''[[Aalwar]]'' were opposite [[Asin Thottumkal|Asin]]. [[Aalwar]] released in almost 330 screens worldwide in early 2007 including 230 screens in [[Tamil Nadu]] alone. This is the biggest release in Ajith's career till date. After [[Aalwar]], Ajith reported to do a remake of a 1989 ''National Award'' winning Mohanlal classic, entitled [[Kireedam (2007 film)|Kireedam]] opposite [[Trisha Krishnan|Trisha]]. This film is set to be released on Ajith's birthday on May 1st 2007. |
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He won the ''South India Filmfare Best Actor Award'' for ''[[Villain (tamil film)|Villain]]'', directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. ''Villain'', in which he once again donned a dual role, grossed almost Rs.300 million at the box office marking a new peak in Ajith's career. [http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/ajitspeaks.asp] |
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In 2003 and 2004, Ajith acted in [[Anjaneya]], [[Jana]] and [[Attagasam]] opposite [[Meera Jasmine]], [[Sneha]] and [[Pooja]] respectively. ''Anjaneya'' created a new record for Telugu rights with sales reported at almost Rs.9 million. Ajith's salary reached a peak of almost Rs.50 million for this film but he waived it fully when the film did not perform as expected. ''Jana'' too did not perform as expected and Ajith suffered some nasty high profile fracas with its producer. So, he declared an end to motor racing and ''Attagasam'', in which he donned a dual role again, consequently hit the jackpot. |
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| ⚫ | Ajith over the years in the industry and in this profession has won many awards, when he started acting he won the ''[[Best]] [[New]] [[Face]] [[Award]]'' from ''Bharatmuni Art Academy'' for his [[debut]] film ''[[Prema Pustagam]]'' in Telugu. After this award he won three, a ''[[Filmfare Award]]'', a ''[[Cinema]] [[Express]] [[Award]]'' and a ''[[Dinakaran]] [[Cinema]] [[Award]]'' for the film ''[[Vaali]]'' in 1999. He then won another ''[[Cinema]] [[Express]] [[Best]] [[Artist]] [[Award]]'' for the film ''[[Mugavari]]'' in 2000. In 2001 he won the ''[[Special]] [[Actor]] - [[State]] [[Award]]'' for the film ''[[Poovellam Un Vasam]].'' He then won another ''[[Filmfare Award]]'' and another ''[[Dinakaran]] [[Cinema]] [[Award]]'' for the film ''[[Villain (tamil film)|Villain]]'' in 2002. Ajith Kumar has won the ''[[Filmfare Best Actor Award South]]'' on 2 occasions. |
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====2005-9==== |
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In 2005, Ajith acted in the film [[Ji]] opposite [[Trisha]]. Various other injuries whilst driving in ''Formula 3'' meant he was injured for the rest of the year. He thus released only 4 films in the three years from 2003 to 2005 due to his passion for motor racing. |
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==Professional Motorcyclist== |
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In 2006, Ajith acted in three successful projects, ''[[Paramasivan]]'' directed P.Vasu, ''[[Thirupathi]]'' directed by Perarasu and particularly ''[[Varalaru]]'' directed by [[K. S. Ravikumar]]. This is his comeback movie since ''Villain''. ''Varalaru'' emerged as the biggest grosser of the year earning almost Rs.500 million, reports [[India Today]]. It also became the biggest blockbuster in Ajith's career till date. |
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Ajith Kumar is a professional motorcyclist, drives in circuits around [[India]] in places such as [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]] and [[Delhi]]. He had also been abroad in his various races he has also gone abroad to places such as [[Germany]], at home he owns a [[Yamaha]]. The Yamaha YZF-R1 [[motorcycle]], introduced in [[1998]], was the first significant motorcycle in the true liter class (1,000 cc) "handling [[arms race]]" between the [[Japan]]ese [[Big Four]] motorcycle manufacturers ([[Honda]], [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]], [[Suzuki]] and [[Yamaha Motor Corporation]]). When introduced, it took the class closer to a true racing motorcycle, and increased the handling capabilities. Ajith then turned this into a distant hobby as he continued acting at his best, but he decided to develop a new hobby of car racing for [[Formula 3]] and for the [[Japan]]ese company Mango Racing. |
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==Ambassador For The Green Revolution == |
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Ajith Kumar is an [[ambassador]] for the [[Green Revolution]] , an effort to clean up the [[Chennai]] environment and encouraging people to [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/7051.html plant saplings]. He uses his films for subtle marketing of his ideas in this regard. Ajith lead the way in greening his locality in Adyar, Chennai he planted 101 saplings on Sunday 26th December. Ajith believed recent studies show that global warming is a major threat and will cause dire consequences. He believed it is our duty to preserve our environment. Ajith Fans Welfare Association along with Exnora International has decided on a series of programmes to grow many new forms of life. The term Green Revolution is used to describe the transformation of agriculture in many developing nations that led to significant increases in [[cereal]] production between the 1940s and 1960s. This transformation occurred as the result of programs of agricultural research, extension, and infrastructural development largely funded by the [[Rockefeller Foundation]], the [[Ford Foundation]], and national governments. The term “Green Revolution” was first used by former [[USAID]] director William Gaud in 1968 who stated, “[The rapid spread of modern wheat and rice varieties throughout Asia] and other developments in the field of agriculture contain the makings of a new revolution. The Green Revolution has had major social and ecological impacts, which have drawn intense praise and equally intense criticism. |
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| ⚫ | Ajith's latest film is with the newcomer director Chella entitled ''[[Aalwar]]''. Both ''Varalaru'' and ''Aalwar'' were opposite [[Asin Thottumkal|Asin]]. |
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==Mohini-Mani Foundation== |
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However, Ajith's most prestigious venture of 2007 is [[Billa_%282007_film%29|Billa 007]] which is scheduled for Deepavali release. The film is a remake of Rajinikanth's 1980 Tamil blockbuster [[Billa_%281980_film%29|Billa]] which itself was a remake of Amitabh Bachan's 1978 Hindi blockbuster ''[[Don_%281978_film%29|Don]]'' which in turn was remade by Shah Rukh Khan in 2006 as [[Don_-_The_Chase_Begins_Again|Don]] again. |
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Ajith Kumar created this organization in order to help people to come to their senses and tidy up after themselves and make [[India]] and [[Chennai]] a better place to live in, as currently [[India]] is in extreme [[poverty]], and being a man that is moderately [[rich]] he wishes to make an effect in [[Tamil Nadu]]. The name of this organisatrion is named after his mum and dad, who fully support him in this project to find social workers. Ajith has no problem finding social workers as he has plenty of fans around the world anyway, so he can tell them what he want. On some days when he is free of acting Ajith helps out making Tamil Nadu a better place to live in. He hopes that many other actors will follow his ways and get supporters to do this for the State. As this was set up when he was in love with Shalini, one suggests that it was her who influenced him to do this and she enjoys helping him out with his duties. |
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| ⚫ | Ajith over the years in the industry and in this profession has won many awards, when he started acting he won the ''Best New Face Award'' from ''Bharatmuni Art Academy'' for his debut film ''[[Prema Pustagam]]'' in Telugu. After this award he won three, a ''Filmfare Award'', a ''Cinema Express Award'' and a ''Dinakaran Cinema Award'' for the film ''Vaali'' in 1999. He then won another ''Cinema Express Best Artist Award'' for the film ''Mugavari'' in 2000. In 2001 he won the ''Special Actor - State Award'' for the film ''Poovellam Un Vasam.'' He then won another ''Filmfare Award'' and another ''Dinakaran Cinema Award'' for the film ''Villain'' in 2002. Ajith Kumar has won the ''Filmfare Best Actor Award South'' on 2 occasions. |
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==Professional Motorcyclist== |
==Professional Motorcyclist== |
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Ajith Kumar is a professional motorcyclist, drives in circuits around |
Ajith Kumar is a professional motorcyclist, drives in circuits around [[India]] in places such as [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]] and [[Delhi]]. He had also been abroad in his various races he has also gone abroad to places such as [[Germany]], at home he owns a [[Yamaha]]. Ajith then turned this into a distant hobby as he continued acting at his best, but he decided to develop a new hobby of car racing for [[Formula 3]] and for the [[Japan]]ese company Mango Racing. |
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==Ambassador For The Green Revolution == |
==Ambassador For The Green Revolution == |
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Ajith Kumar is an ambassador for the [[Green Revolution]], an effort to clean up the Chennai environment and encouraging people to [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/7051.html plant saplings]. |
Ajith Kumar is an [[ambassador]] for the [[Green Revolution]] , an effort to clean up the [[Chennai]] environment and encouraging people to [http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/Events/7051.html plant saplings]. |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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|[[2007 in film|2007]] || '''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa |
|[[2007 in film|2007]] || '''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]''' || [[Shriya]], [[Nayanthara]] ||[[Vishnuvardhan (director)|Vishnuvardhan]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Billa || Remake of 1980 film, ''[[Billa (film)|Billa]]'' |
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|[[2007 in film|2007]] || '''[[Kireedam (2007 film)|Kireedam]]''' || [[Trisha Krishnan]] ||Vijay Anand || Tamil|| ||Remake of ''National Award'' winning 1989 [[Malayalam]] film |
|[[2007 in film|2007]] || '''[[Kireedam (2007 film)|Kireedam]]''' || [[Trisha Krishnan]] ||[[Kireedom|Vijay Anand]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| ||Remake of ''National Award'' winning 1989 [[Malayalam]] film |
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|[[2007 in film|2007]] || '''[[Aalwar]]''' || [[Asin Thottumkal|Asin]], |
|[[2007 in film|2007]] || '''[[Aalwar]]''' || [[Asin Thottumkal|Asin]], Keerthi Chawla ||[[Chella]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]|| || |
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|[[2006 in film|2006]] || '''[[Varalaru]]''' || [[Asin Thottumkal|Asin]], [[Kanika]] || [[K. S. Ravikumar]] || Tamil||Shivshankar, Vishnu, Jeeva ||'''Winner''': [[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Tamil)]] |
|[[2006 in film|2006]] || '''[[Varalaru]]''' || [[Asin Thottumkal|Asin]], [[Kanika]] || [[K. S. Ravikumar]] || [[Tamil]]||Shivshankar, Vishnu, Jeeva ||'''Winner''': [[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Tamil)]] |
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|[[2006 in film|2006]] || '''[[Thirupathi]]''' || [[Sadha]], [[Laila]] || Perarasu || Tamil||Thirupathi||Dubbed into Telugu as ''Tirupathi'' |
|[[2006 in film|2006]] || '''[[Thirupathi]]''' || [[Sadha]], [[Laila]] || [[Perarasu]] || [[Tamil]]||Thirupathi||Dubbed into [[Telugu]] as ''Tirupathi'' |
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|[[2006 in film|2006]] || '''[[Paramasivan]]''' || [[Laila]], [[Rahasya]] || P.Vasu || Tamil||Paramasivan || Dubbed into Telugu as ''Paramasivam'' |
|[[2006 in film|2006]] || '''[[Paramasivan]]''' || [[Laila]], [[Rahasya]] || [[Chandramukhi|P. Vasu]] || [[Tamil]]||Paramasivan || Dubbed into [[Telugu]] as ''Paramasivam'' |
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|[[2005 in film|2005]] || '''[[Ji (film)|Ji]]''' || [[Trisha Krishnan|Trisha]] || Lingusamy ||Tamil|| Vasu || Dubbed into Telugu as ''Ji'' |
|[[2005 in film|2005]] || '''[[Ji (film)|Ji]]''' || [[Trisha Krishnan|Trisha]] || [[Saamy|Lingusamy]] ||[[Tamil]]|| Vasu || Dubbed into [[Telugu]] as ''Ji'' |
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|[[2004 in film|2004]] || '''[[Attagasam]]''' ||[[Pooja (actress)|Pooja]] || [[Saran]] || Tamil||Guru, |
|[[2004 in film|2004]] || '''[[Attagasam]]''' ||[[Pooja (actress)|Pooja]] || [[Saran]] || [[Tamil]]||Guru,Jeeva|| |
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|[[2004 in film|2004]] || '''[[Jana (film)|Jana]]''' ||[[Sneha]] || Shaji Kailas || Tamil||Jana|| Dubbed into Telugu as ''Rowdy Don'' |
|[[2004 in film|2004]] || '''[[Jana (film)|Jana]]''' ||[[Sneha]] || [[Jana|Shaji Kailas]] || [[Tamil]]||Jana|| Dubbed into [[Telugu]] as ''Rowdy Don'' |
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|[[2003 in film|2003]] || '''[[Anjaneya]]''' || [[Meera Jasmine]] ||Maharajan ||Tamil|| Paramaguru || |
|[[2003 in film|2003]] || '''[[Anjaneya]]''' || [[Meera Jasmine]] ||[[Guru|Maharajan]] ||[[Tamil]]|| Paramaguru || |
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|[[2003 in film|2003]] || '''[[Ennai Thalatta Varuvala]]''' || [[Reshma]] || |
|[[2003 in film|2003]] || '''[[Ennai Thalatta Varuvala]]''' || [[Reshma]] ||Ravindran || [[Tamil]]||Satish || Played a guest role |
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|[[2002 in film|2002]] || '''[[Villain (tamil film)|Villain]]''' ||[[Kiran Rathod]], [[Meena]] || [[K.S. Ravikumar]]||Tamil|| Shiva, Vishnu ||'''Winner''': [[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Tamil)]]<br>Remade into Telugu as ''Villain'' by Dr.Rajasekar |
|[[2002 in film|2002]] || '''[[Villain (tamil film)|Villain]]''' ||[[Kiran Rathod]], [[Meena]] || [[K.S. Ravikumar]]||[[Tamil]]|| Shiva, Vishnu ||'''Winner''': [[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Tamil)]]<br>Remade into [[Telugu]] as ''Villain'' by Dr.Rajasekar |
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|[[2002 in film|2002]] || '''[[Raja (film)|Raja]]''' || [[Jyothika]], [[Priyanka Trivedi]], |
|[[2002 in film|2002]] || '''[[Raja (film)|Raja]]''' || [[Jyothika]], [[Priyanka Trivedi]], [[Mundra]] || [[Raja|Ezhil]] ||[[Tamil]]||Raja|| Dubbed into Telugu as ''Nuvvu Naaku Kavali'' |
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|[[2002 in film|2002]] || '''[[Red (tamil film)|Red]]''' || [[Priya Gill]] || Ram Sathya |
|[[2002 in film|2002]] || '''[[Red (tamil film)|Red]]''' || [[Priya Gill]] || [[Red|Ram Sathya]] |
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|[[2001 in film|2001]] || '''[[Asoka (film)|Asoka]]''' || [[Kareena Kapoor]] ||Santhosh Sivan ||[[Hindi]]|| Suseema||Played a guest role, dubbed into Tamil as ''Samrat Ashoka'' |
|[[2001 in film|2001]] || '''[[Asoka (film)|Asoka]]''' || [[Kareena Kapoor]] ||[[Kollywood|Santhosh Sivan]] ||[[Hindi]]|| Suseema||Played a guest role, dubbed into [[Tamil]] as ''Samrat Ashoka'' |
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|[[2001 in film|2001]] || '''[[Poovellam Un Vasam]]''' || [[Jyothika]], [[Yukta Mukhi]] ||Ezhil ||Tamil||Chinna|| |
|[[2001 in film|2001]] || '''[[Poovellam Un Vasam]]''' || [[Jyothika]], [[Yukta Mukhi]] ||[[Raja|Ezhil]] ||[[Tamil]]||Chinna|| |
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|[[2001 in film|2001]] || '''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]''' || [[Vasundhara Das]], [[Meena |
|[[2001 in film|2001]] || '''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]''' || [[Vasundhara Das]], [[Meena]] || [[Citizen|Saravana Subayah]]||[[Tamil]]|| Anthony || Dubbed into [[Telugu]] as ''Citizen'' |
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|[[2001 in film|2001]] || '''[[Dheena]]''' ||[[Laila]], [[Nagma]] ||[[A. R. Murugadoss]] ||Tamil|| Dheena|| |
|[[2001 in film|2001]] || '''[[Dheena]]''' ||[[Laila]], [[Nagma]] ||[[A. R. Murugadoss]] ||[[Tamil]]|| Dheena|| |
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|[[2000 in film|2000]] || '''[[Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven]]''' ||[[Simran (actress)|Simran]], [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] || Kavee Kalidas||Tamil|| Surya|| |
|[[2000 in film|2000]] || '''[[Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven]]''' ||[[Simran (actress)|Simran]], [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] || [[Kali|Kavee Kalidas]]||[[Tamil]]|| Surya|| |
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|[[2000 in film|2000]] || '''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]''' ||[[Aishwariya Rai]], [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Pooja Batra]] || [[Rajeev Menon]] || Tamil||Manohar|| '''Winner''': [[Filmfare Best Movie Award (Tamil)]]<br>'''Winner''': [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Tamil)]]<br>Dubbed into Telugu as ''Priyuralu Pilichindi'' |
|[[2000 in film|2000]] || '''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]''' ||[[Aishwariya Rai]], [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Pooja Batra]] || [[Rajeev Menon]] || [[Tamil]]||Manohar|| '''Winner''': [[Filmfare Best Movie Award (Tamil)]]<br>'''Winner''': [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award (Tamil)]]<br>Dubbed into [[Telugu]] as ''Priyuralu Pilichindi'' |
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|[[2000 in film|2000]] || '''[[Mugavari]]''' ||[[Jyothika]] ||[[Durai]] || Tamil||Sridhar|| Dubbed into Telugu as ''Chirunama'' |
|[[2000 in film|2000]] || '''[[Mugavari]]''' ||[[Jyothika]] ||[[Durai]] || [[Tamil]]||Sridhar|| Dubbed into [[Telugu]] as ''Chirunama'' |
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|[[1999 in film|1999]] || '''[[Amarkalam]]''' || [[Shalini]] ||[[Saran]] ||Tamil|| Vasu||Dubbed into Telugu as ''Adhbutam'' |
|[[1999 in film|1999]] || '''[[Amarkalam]]''' || [[Shalini]] ||[[Saran]] ||[[Tamil]]|| Vasu||Dubbed into [[Telugu]] as ''Adhbutam'' |
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|[[1999 in film|1999]] || '''Anandha Poongatre''' ||[[Meena]], [[Malavika]], [[Bhanupriya]] ||[[Raj]] || Tamil||Jeeva|| |
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|[[1999 in film|1999]] || '''[[Vaali]]''' ||[[Simran (actress)|Simran]], [[Jyothika]] || [[S. J. Suryah]]||Tamil|| Shiva |
|[[1999 in film|1999]] || '''[[Vaali]]''' ||[[Simran (actress)|Simran]], [[Jyothika]] || [[S. J. Suryah]]||Tamil|| Shiva/Deva ||'''Winner''': [[Filmfare Best Actor Award (Tamil)]]<br> Dubbed into [[Hindi]] as ''Vaalee'' and into Telugu as ''Vaale'' |
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|[[1999 in film|1999]] || '''[[Unnai Thedi]]''' || [[Malavika]], [[Swathi]], [[Kushboo]] || Sundar C|| Tamil||Raghu|| Dubbed into Telugu as ''Premato Pilicha'' |
|[[1999 in film|1999]] || '''[[Unnai Thedi]]''' || [[Malavika]], [[Swathi]], [[Kushboo]] || [[Thalai Nagaram|Sundar C]]|| Tamil||Raghu|| Dubbed into Telugu as ''Premato Pilicha'' |
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|[[1999 in film|1999]] || '''[[Thodarum]]''' || [[Devayani]], [[Heera]] ||[[ |
|[[1999 in film|1999]] || '''[[Thodarum]]''' || [[Devayani]], [[Heera]] ||[[A|C. Anand]] ||Tamil|| Anand|| |
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|[[1998 in film|1998]] || '''[[Uyirodu Uyiraga] |
|[[1998 in film|1998]] || '''[[Uyirodu Uyiraga]]''' ||[[Richa Pallod]] ||[[A|Akshakar]] || Tamil||Shiva|| |
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|[[1998 in film|1998]] || '''[[Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen]]''' ||[[Roja (actress)|Roja]] ||[[Vikraman]] ||Tamil|| Sanjay||Played a guest role |
|[[1998 in film|1998]] || '''[[Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen]]''' ||[[Roja (actress)|Roja]] ||[[Vikraman]] ||Tamil|| Sanjay||Played a guest role |
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|[[1998 in film|1998]] || '''[[Aval Varuvala]]''' || [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]|| [[ |
|[[1998 in film|1998]] || '''[[Aval Varuvala]]''' || [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]|| [[Vikram|Vikram Lal]]|| Tamil||Jeeva||Remade from Telugu |
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|[[1998 in film|1998]] || '''[[Kadhal Mannan]]''' || [[Manu]]||[[Saran]] || Tamil||Shiva|| |
|[[1998 in film|1998]] || '''[[Kadhal Mannan]]''' || [[Manu]]||[[Saran]] || Tamil||Shiva|| |
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|[[1997 in film|1997]] || '''[[Pagaivan]]''' || [[Reshma]]|| [[Raja|T.Rajasekar]] || Tamil||Prabhu||Played a guest role |
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|[[1997 in film|1997]] || '''[[Raasi]]''' || [[Rambha]]||Muraliappas ||Tamil|| Kumar|| |
|[[1997 in film|1997]] || '''[[Raasi]]''' || [[Rambha]]||[[Murali|Muraliappas]] ||Tamil|| Kumar|| |
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|[[1997 in film|1997]] || '''[[Nesam]]''' || [[Maheshwari]]||Narayan || Tamil||Nathan|| |
|[[1997 in film|1997]] || '''[[Nesam]]''' || [[Maheshwari]]||[[Narayan]] || Tamil||Nathan|| |
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|[[1996 in film|1996]] || '''[[Kadhal Kottai]]''' || [[Devayani]], [[Heera]]||[[A|Ahadithyan]] || Tamil||Surya||Dubbed into Telugu as ''Prema Lekha''<br> '''Winner''': National Award |
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|[[1996 in film|1996]] || '''[[Minor Maappillaigal]]''' || [[Anjala Zhaveri]]|| A.Manohar||Tamil||Sunil||Played a guest role |
|[[1996 in film|1996]] || '''[[Minor Maappillaigal]]''' || [[Anjala Zhaveri]]|| [[Menu|A.Manohar]]||Tamil||Sunil||Played a guest role |
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|[[1996 in film|1996]] || '''[[Kalloori Vaasal]]''' || [[Pooja Bhatt]], [[Devayani]] || |
|[[1996 in film|1996]] || '''[[Kalloori Vaasal]]''' || [[Pooja Bhatt]], [[Devayani]] || Pavithran ||Tamil|| Vijay ||Dubbed into Telugu as ''College Gate'' |
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|[[1996 in film|1996]] || '''[[Vaanmathi]]''' || [[Swathi]] ||[[Singh|Pradrap Singh]] ||Tamil||Sunil|| |
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|[[1995 in film|1995]] || '''[[Aasai]]''' || [[Suvalakshmi]] || [[Vasanth]]||Tamil||Jeeva||'''Winner''': [[Filmfare Best Movie Award (Tamil)]]<br>Dubbed into Telugu as ''Aasa Aasa Aasa'' |
|[[1995 in film|1995]] || '''[[Aasai]]''' || [[Suvalakshmi]] || [[Vasanth]]||Tamil||Jeeva||'''Winner''': [[Filmfare Best Movie Award (Tamil)]]<br>Dubbed into Telugu as ''Aasa Aasa Aasa'' |
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|[[1995 in film|1995]] || '''[[Rajavin Parvaiyile]]''' || [[Suvalakshmi]] ||Manmohan ||Tamil||Jithan||Played a guest role, dubbed into Telugu as ''Yuva Raktam'' |
|[[1995 in film|1995]] || '''[[Rajavin Parvaiyile]]''' || [[Suvalakshmi]] ||[[Singh|Manmohan]] ||Tamil||Jithan||Played a guest role, dubbed into Telugu as ''Yuva Raktam'' |
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|[[1994 in film|1994]] || '''[[Pavithra]]''' || [[Keerthana]] ||Nitin || Tamil||Ashok||Dubbed into Telugu as ''Pavithra'' |
|[[1994 in film|1994]] || '''[[Pavithra]]''' || [[Keerthana]] ||[[Nitin]] || Tamil||Ashok||Dubbed into Telugu as ''Pavithra'' |
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|[[1994 in film|1994]] || '''[[Paasamalargal]]''' || [[Revathi]] ||[[Ramesh|Ramesh Kumar]] || Tamil||Kumar||Played a guest role |
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|[[1993 in film|1993]] || '''[[Amaravathi (film)|Amaravathi]]''' || [[Sanghavi]] || Ramesh Kumar || Tamil||Kumar|| |
|[[1993 in film|1993]] || '''[[Amaravathi (film)|Amaravathi]]''' || [[Sanghavi]] || [[Ramesh|Ramesh Kumar]] || Tamil||Kumar|| |
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|[[1992 in film|1992]] || '''[[Prema Pustagam]]''' || Thangana || [[Pawan]] ||Telugu||Siddhatha|| |
|[[1992 in film|1992]] || '''[[Prema Pustagam]]''' || [[1976|Thangana]] || [[Pawan]] ||Telugu||Siddhatha|| |
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==Trivia== |
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Ajith was the [[third]] [[India|Indian]] to take part in [[international]] [[Formula 3]] race competitions. He has held a [[aviator|pilot]] [[licence]] since he was 18. He is a [[professional]] [[photographer]] and takes photos as a hobby. As of [[January 2006]], he has over 60,000 registered fanclubs. |
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*Ajith used to regularly participate in the 2-wheeler races in Sholavaram till the early nineties [http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/ajitspeaks.asp] |
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*Ajith was the fourth Indian to take part in ''British Formula 3 Championship'' [http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/02ajit.asp] |
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| ⚫ | Ajith prefers to give generic [[press]] meets rather than one-to-one [[exclusive]] interviews. He was [[First]] offered to [[star]] in [[Nerrukku Ner]] ,[[Mounam Pesiyadhe]] ,[[Nandha]] ,[[Friends]] ,[[Ghajini]]& [[Ayutha Ezhuthu]] which all finally done by [[Surya]].[http://ajithfans.com].As of [[January 2006]], he has over 60,000 registered fanclubs [[worldwide]][http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-01/01-05-06-ajith-birthday.html]. He sends [[flowers]] even to his critics. [http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/07/14/stories/2006071400020200.htm] |
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*He has held a [[aviator|pilot]] licence since he was 18. |
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*As of January 2007, he has over 70,000 registered fanclubs worldwide [http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-01/01-05-06-ajith-birthday.html]. |
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*Ajith is called as the ''King of Opening'' by trade since 2000. [http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/02/10/stories/2005021000540300.htm] [http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/nov/03spice.htm] [http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/16slid1.htm] |
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Ajith Kumar (Tamil:அஜித் குமார்) (born May 1, 1971 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) also called Ajith is a prominent Indian film actor[1], a Formula 3 driver for Mango Racing[2], a professional motorcyclist,[3] an active ambassador for the Green Revolution[4] and the Managing Trustee of 'Mohini-Mani Foundation'[5]. He used to appear in commercials before he started his movie career. He currently acts in regional industries across India with the Tamil film industry being his main focus. Ajith is titles onscreen as Ultimate Star and affectionately addressed as Thala (literally, The Head) by his fans.
Background
Ajith is the middle son of three children others being Anil and Anup Kumar, born in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India) to a Sindhi mother and Palghat Tamil Iyer father. Ajith dropped out of Asan Memorial Sr. Sec. School in 1986 to become a part-time 2/4-wheeler mechanic and full-time garment exporter based in Erode till 1990. Business exigencies pushed him into modelling for adverts in print media which eventually paved the way into Tollywood and later into Tamil films. After his surgery for a broken vertebra he lost feeling in his legs, but he vowed to recover and walked all the way from his home in Madras to the Balaji Shrine in Tirupathi in Andhra Pradesh. He was romantically linked to fellow actress Heera and met future wife Shalini on the sets of Amarkalam in 1999.
Film Actor
Ajith started his film career at the age of 21 in a Telugu movie Prema Pustagam in 1992. The movie proved to be successful and he won the Best New Face Award for it. His Tamil debut followed next year in Amaravathi. However, his second Tamil film Pavithra was delayed for 17 months because of a racing injury that left him bed-ridden. Both films fetched him several awards from the media. It was his third Tamil film that released 10 months later in 1995, Aasai, directed by Vasanth and produced by Mani Rathnam which proved to be a super blockbuster at the box office playing for 210 days successfully and grossed almost Rs. 50 million. In Aasai, Suvalakshmi was cast opposite Ajith. The story was that Prakashraj wanted to marry Suvalakshmi from being her sister's husband. After Agathiyan's Vaanmathi and particularly the National Award winning super blockbuster Kadhal Kottai, he established himself as a super star in Kollywood. Kadhal Kottai grossed almost Rs.100 million playing for 240 days successfully. Back in the mid-nineties, it was a unprecedented figure for a newcomer. The film was a sensation and spawned several clones with the prefix Kadhal... in the title. He played in Amitabh Bachchan's debut Tamil production in Ullasam that cast Vikram in guest role.
A string of successful movies followed, most notably Kadhal Mannan and Aval Varuvala and the award-winning Vaali which cast him alongside Simran. Vaali saw a new peak in Ajith's career. The film grossed almost Rs.200 million playing for 270 days successfully. He played a dual role in the file as a handicapped twin who lusts after his brother's wife. After doing Amarkalam with his future wife Shalini, Ajith set up his own distribution company AK International. He is an ambassador for the Green Revolution , an effort to clean up the Chennai environment and encouraging people to plant saplings. In 2000, Ajith was cast alongside Mammooty, Tabu and Aishwarya Rai in Kandukondain Kandukondain. The film's audio rights were sold for a record Rs.22 million. This record still remains unbeaten till date. Mugavari was also a very successful film that Ajith acted in alongside Jyothika. The melodramatic plot details the travails of an ambitious poor musician who is forced to choose between his love and career and later his career and family.
In 2001, Ajith played the role of Shahrukh Khan's brother in the period film Asoka. He began the year with the sensational hit from A.R.Murugadas - Dheena. This marked a new chapter in Ajith's career. The film gave the present macho image of Thala to Ajith. Several succesful movies followed: among them the cult film Citizen opposite Vasundhara Das and Poovellam Un Vasam and Raja opposite Jyothika and Red. He won the South India Filmfare Best Actor Award for Villain, directed by K. S. Ravikumar. Villain grossed almost Rs. 300 million marking a new peak in Ajith's career. In 2003 and 2004, Ajith acted in Anjaneya, Jana and Attagasam opposite Meera Jasmine, Sneha and Pooja. Anjaneya created a new record for Telugu rights with sales reported at almost Rs.9 million. In 2005, Ajith acted in the film Ji opposite Trisha. All the movies, except Attagasam, were average grossers and Ajith suffered some high profile fracas with producers. Various other injuries whilst driving in Formula 3 meant he was injured for the rest of the year. He thus released only 4 films in the three years from 2003 to 2005 due to his passion for motor racing.
In 2006, Ajith acted in three successful projects, Paramasivan directed by P. Vasu, Thirupathi directed by Perarasu and particularly Varalaru directed by K. S. Ravikumar. This is his comeback movie since Villain. Varalaru emerged as the biggest grosser of the year earning almost Rs. 500 million, reports India Today. It also became the biggest blockbuster in Ajith's career till date. Ajith's latest film is with the newcomer director Chella entitled Aalwar. Both Varalaru and Aalwar were opposite Asin. Aalwar released in almost 330 screens worldwide in early 2007 including 230 screens in Tamil Nadu alone. This is the biggest release in Ajith's career till date. After Aalwar, Ajith reported to do a remake of a 1989 National Award winning Mohanlal classic, entitled Kireedam opposite Trisha. This film is set to be released on Ajith's birthday on May 1st 2007.
Ajith over the years in the industry and in this profession has won many awards, when he started acting he won the Best New Face Award from Bharatmuni Art Academy for his debut film Prema Pustagam in Telugu. After this award he won three, a Filmfare Award, a Cinema Express Award and a Dinakaran Cinema Award for the film Vaali in 1999. He then won another Cinema Express Best Artist Award for the film Mugavari in 2000. In 2001 he won the Special Actor - State Award for the film Poovellam Un Vasam. He then won another Filmfare Award and another Dinakaran Cinema Award for the film Villain in 2002. Ajith Kumar has won the Filmfare Best Actor Award South on 2 occasions.
Professional Motorcyclist
Ajith Kumar is a professional motorcyclist, drives in circuits around India in places such as Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. He had also been abroad in his various races he has also gone abroad to places such as Germany, at home he owns a Yamaha. The Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycle, introduced in 1998, was the first significant motorcycle in the true liter class (1,000 cc) "handling arms race" between the Japanese Big Four motorcycle manufacturers (Honda, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Suzuki and Yamaha Motor Corporation). When introduced, it took the class closer to a true racing motorcycle, and increased the handling capabilities. Ajith then turned this into a distant hobby as he continued acting at his best, but he decided to develop a new hobby of car racing for Formula 3 and for the Japanese company Mango Racing.
Ambassador For The Green Revolution
Ajith Kumar is an ambassador for the Green Revolution , an effort to clean up the Chennai environment and encouraging people to plant saplings. He uses his films for subtle marketing of his ideas in this regard. Ajith lead the way in greening his locality in Adyar, Chennai he planted 101 saplings on Sunday 26th December. Ajith believed recent studies show that global warming is a major threat and will cause dire consequences. He believed it is our duty to preserve our environment. Ajith Fans Welfare Association along with Exnora International has decided on a series of programmes to grow many new forms of life. The term Green Revolution is used to describe the transformation of agriculture in many developing nations that led to significant increases in cereal production between the 1940s and 1960s. This transformation occurred as the result of programs of agricultural research, extension, and infrastructural development largely funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and national governments. The term “Green Revolution” was first used by former USAID director William Gaud in 1968 who stated, “[The rapid spread of modern wheat and rice varieties throughout Asia] and other developments in the field of agriculture contain the makings of a new revolution. The Green Revolution has had major social and ecological impacts, which have drawn intense praise and equally intense criticism.
Mohini-Mani Foundation
Ajith Kumar created this organization in order to help people to come to their senses and tidy up after themselves and make India and Chennai a better place to live in, as currently India is in extreme poverty, and being a man that is moderately rich he wishes to make an effect in Tamil Nadu. The name of this organisatrion is named after his mum and dad, who fully support him in this project to find social workers. Ajith has no problem finding social workers as he has plenty of fans around the world anyway, so he can tell them what he want. On some days when he is free of acting Ajith helps out making Tamil Nadu a better place to live in. He hopes that many other actors will follow his ways and get supporters to do this for the State. As this was set up when he was in love with Shalini, one suggests that it was her who influenced him to do this and she enjoys helping him out with his duties.
Professional Motorcyclist
Ajith Kumar is a professional motorcyclist, drives in circuits around India in places such as Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. He had also been abroad in his various races he has also gone abroad to places such as Germany, at home he owns a Yamaha. Ajith then turned this into a distant hobby as he continued acting at his best, but he decided to develop a new hobby of car racing for Formula 3 and for the Japanese company Mango Racing.
Ambassador For The Green Revolution
Ajith Kumar is an ambassador for the Green Revolution , an effort to clean up the Chennai environment and encouraging people to plant saplings.
Filmography
Trivia
Ajith was the third Indian to take part in international Formula 3 race competitions. He has held a pilot licence since he was 18. He is a professional photographer and takes photos as a hobby. As of January 2006, he has over 60,000 registered fanclubs. worldwide[2]. He sends flowers even to his critics. [3] Ajith prefers to give generic press meets rather than one-to-one exclusive interviews. He was First offered to star in Nerrukku Ner ,Mounam Pesiyadhe ,Nandha ,Friends ,Ghajini& Ayutha Ezhuthu which all finally done by Surya.[4].As of January 2006, he has over 60,000 registered fanclubs worldwide[5]. He sends flowers even to his critics. [6] Ajith is called as the King of Opening by trade since 2000. His films fetch minimum guarantees in excess of Rs.100 million for its distributors.