Known For
Acting
Born
May 01, 1971
Place of Birth
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Credits
65 titles
Ajith Kumar
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.
Known For
Filmography
Good Bad Ugly
AK 'Red Dragon'
Vidaamuyarchi
Arjun
Thunivu
Dark Devil
Valimai
ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
Nerkonda Paarvai
Bharath Subramaniam
Viswasam
Thooku Durai
Vivegam
Ajay Kumar
Vedalam
Ganesh / Vedhalam
Yennai Arindhaal
DCP Sathyadev IPS
Veeram
Vinayagam
Arrambam
Ashok Kumar
Billa II
David Billa
Mankatha
Vinayak Mahadevan
Asal
Shiva and Shiva's Father
Aegan
Shiva
Billa
David Billa / Saravana Velu
Kireedam
Shaktivel
Aalwar
Shiva
Varalaru
Sivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
Thirupathi
Thirupathi
Paramasivan
Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
Ji
Vasu
Attagasam
Guru / Jeeva
Jana
Jana
Anjaneya
Paramaguru
Ennai Thalatta Varuvala
Sathees
Villain
Shiva / Vishnu
Raja
Raja
Red
Red
Aśoka
Susima Maurya
Poovellam Un Vasam
Chinna
Citizen
Citizen (Arivanandam/Abdullah/Anthony) and Subramani
Dheena
Dheenadhayalan (Dheena)
Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
Surya
Kandukondain Kandukondain
Manohar
Mugavari
Sridhar
Amarkalam
Vasu
Nee Varuvai Ena
Subramani
Anantha Poongattre...
Jeeva
Vaali
Deva / Shiva
Unnai Thedi
Raghu
Thodarum
Jayaram
Uyirodu Uyiraga
Ajay
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
Sanjay (Guest Role)
Aval Varuvala
Jeeva
Kadhal Mannan
Shiva
Rettai Jadai Vayasu
Vijay
Pagaivan
Prabu
Ullasam
'Guru' Gurumoorthy
Raasi
Kumar