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Ajith (born May 1, 1971 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) is a popular Indian Tamil cinema actor and a race car driver with a huge fan following. He is called "Thala" (Head or Leader) by his fans. He is titled as Ultimate Star Ajith in his movies.
Film Career
Ajith started his film career with a Telugu Movie Prema Pustagam in 1993 .Though the movie was not a big commercial hit, the industry noticed the potential in him.He followed the debut with Tamil Movies such as Amaravathi ,Pasamalargal ,Pavithra, ,Rajavin Parvaiyelae .All these films familiarised his chocolate- boy face to the people of Tamilnadu (South Indian state).But he still had to prove to the world that he was a Bankable star.Aasai directed by vasanth came as a turning point to Ajith as it became a runaway hit.After "Aasai" it was Vaanmathi which was a hit and then came Kalluri Vasal ,Minor Mappilai which were average grossers.It was Director Agathiyan's Kathal Kotai which made him a Star.The film was a Super duper hit and it also got a National award (award given by Government of India) for best director for Agathian.Then came the biggest hit for him Vaali.Vaali helped Ajith solidify his reputation as it was a mega blockbuster, running packed houses for 250 days.It made him a super star overnight.From then ,there was no stopping him. He ruled with continous hits like Aanandha Poongaatre,Nee Varuvai Ena ,Amarkalam ,Mughavari ,Kandukondain Kandukondain,Deena ,Citizen ,Poovellam Un Vaasam ,Asoka .Then came hiccupes in form of "Red" and "Raja" but he came back strongly with "Villain" directed by K.S.Ravikumar which was a tremendoushit. Due to his interest in car racing , he lost the grip by choosing film such as "Anjineya" and "Jana".In 2004 "Attahasam" came as a breather to him.Now He has declared that ,there will be no more racing and he is goind to concentrate only in acting.Year 2006 looks to be a great year as he has many Biggies waiting to be released.
Personal life
The Tamil actor is the middle son of three, born to a Sindhi mother and Malayalee father. Ajith dropped out of school to become a race-car driver. After his surgery for a broken vertebra he lost feeling in his legs, but he took on a vow to recover and walked all the way from his home in Madras to the Balaji shrine in Tirupathi, in Andhra Pradesh. He was a salesman in the garment export business for a while, and also tried a career in modeling. He starred in a few commercial advertisements, which eventually led him to the film industry.
In Armarkalam, he was paired with fellow actress Shalini for the first time. The film was a hit, and Ajith fell for his leading lady, who he later married. Ajith is active in spreading awareness of the Green Revolution, an effort to clean up the Chennai environment and encouraging people to plant saplings.
Film Career
Ajith started his film career with a Telugu Movie Prema Pustagam in 1993 .Though the movie was not a big commercial hit, the film industry took notice of his good looks.He followed the debut with Tamil Movies such as Amaravathi ,Pasamalargal ,Pavithra, ,Rajavin Parvaiyelae .All these films familiarised his chocolate- boy face to the people of Tamilnadu (South Indian state).But he still had to prove to the world that he was a Bankable star.Aasai directed by vasanth came as a turning point to Ajith as it became a runaway hit.After "Aasai" it was Vaanmathi which was also a hit and then came Kalluri Vasal ,Minor Mappilai which were average grossers.It was Director Agathiyan's Kathal Kotai which placed him in the top slot.The film was a Super duper hit and it also got a National award (award given by Government of India) for best director for Agathian.Then came the biggest hit for him Vaali.Vaali helped Ajith solidify his reputation as it was a mega blockbuster, running packed houses for 250 days.It made him a super star overnight.From then ,there was no stopping him. He ruled with continous hits like Aanandha Poongaatre,Nee Varuvai Ena ,Amarkalam ,Mughavari ,Kandukondain Kandukondain,Deena ,Citizen ,Poovellam Un Vaasam ,Asoka .Then came hiccupes in form of "Red" and "Raja" but he came back strongly with "Villain" directed by K.S.Ravikumar which was a tremendous hit. Due to his interest in car racing , he lost the grip by choosing film such as "Anjineya" and "Jana".In 2004 "Attahasam" came as a breather to him.Now He has declared that ,there will be no more racing and he is goind to concentrate only in acting.Year 2006 looks to be a great year as he has many Biggies waiting to be released.
Speciality
Ajith is especially known for his dual roles. In the film Vaali he played twins - one a ladies charmer and the other a deaf and dumb business man obsessed with his brother's wife. Other dual roles were as a fisherman father and advocate son in Citizen, a handicapped man and an angry young man in Villain, and as a Tuticorin don and a driving school owner in Attahasam. He dons a triple role in the upcoming movie Godfather.
Awards & Achievements
Dinakaran Cinema Award
Film fare Award for the film Vaali 1999
Film fare Award and Dinakaran Cinema Award for the film villan in 2003
Best New Face Award from "Bharatmuni Art Academy" for his debut film 'Prema Pusthakam' (Telugu).
He is also a recipient of Cinema Express Best Artiste Award
Filmography
- Prema Pustagam (Telugu)
- Amaravathi
- Pasamalargal
- Pavithra
- Rajavin Parvaiyela
- Aasai
- Vaanmathi
- Kalluri Vasal
- Minor Mappilai
- Kathal Kotai
- Nesam
- Raasi
- Ullasam
- Pagaivan
- Rettai Jadai Vayasu
- Kathal Mannan
- Aval Varuvala
- Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
- Uyirodu Uyiraga
- Thodarum
- Unnai Thedi
- Vaali
- Aanandha Poongaatre
- Nee Varuvai Ena
- Amarkalam
- Mughavari
- Kandukondain Kandukondain
- Unnnaikoodu Yennai Tharuven
- Deena
- Citizen
- Poovellam Un Vaasam
- Asoka
- Red
- Raja
- Villain
- Ennai Thalatta Varuvala
- Anjaneya
- Jana
- Attagasam
- Ji
External Links
- www.ajithfans.com
- www.ajithji.com
- www.ultimatestarajith.com