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Ajith Kumar | |
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 Ajith in 2010 at Irungattukottai Race Track | |
| Born | S. Ajith Kumar[1] 1 May 1971 |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Organization | Ajith Kumar Racing |
| Works | Filmography |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Full list |
| Honours | Kalaimamani (2000) Padma Bhushan (2025) |
S. Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. To date, he has starred in over 61 films, and won four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. In addition to his acting career, Ajith is also an occasional racing driver and participated in the MRF Racing series (2010) and having competed in circuits around India in places such as Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. He is one among very few Indians to race in the international arena and in Formula championships. Based on the annual earnings of Indian celebrities, he was included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list three times.[2]
Ajith began his career with a small role in the 1990 Tamil romantic drama En Veedu En Kanavar. After his success in Rajavin Parvaiyile, his first major breakthrough was Aasai (1995), Ajith established himself as a romantic hero with Kadhal Kottai (1996), Kaadhal Mannan (1998) and Aval Varuvala (1998), and established himself as an action hero starting with the film Amarkalam (1999). Ajith's dual portrayal of twin brothers—where one is deaf-mute—in S. J. Suryah's Vaali (1999) won him his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. He earned critical acclaim for his dual roles in the vigilante film Citizen (2001).[3] He was also praised for his dual role performance in K. S. Ravikumar’s Villain (2002) where he won his second Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Tamil. In 2006, he starred in K. S. Ravikumar's Varalaru, in which he played three roles including one of a classical Bharatanatyam dancer. It became the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2006, and earned him another Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil.[4] The following year he starred in two remakes—Kireedam (2007) and Billa (2007),[a] both of which earned him critical acclaim.[4] Ajith played an antagonist in his 50th film Mankatha (2011),[5] which became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time.[6] His next release, Billa II (2012), was Tamil cinema's first prequel.[b]
Ajith has also been abroad for various races, including Germany and Malaysia. He drove in the 2003 Formula Asia BMW Championships.[8] He raced in the 2010 Formula 2 Championship along with two Indians, Armaan Ebrahim and Parthiva Sureshwaren.[9] In 2025, Government of India honoured him with Padma Bhushan, the Third Highest Civilian Honour.[10][11]
- ^ "Ajith Kumar: இது முதல்முறை அல்ல.. ரசிகர்களை கண்டித்து அஜித் இதுவரை வெளியிட்ட அறிக்கைகளின் விவரம் இதோ!". Times Now (in Tamil). 10 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Ajith Kumar - Forbes India Magazine". Forbes India. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Kamath, Sudhish; Kannan, Ramya; Kumar, S.Shiva; Oppili, P. (29 December 2000). "Talk of the town". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016.
- ^ a b Saraswathi, S. (5 February 2015). "Ajith's Top 10 Hits". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016.
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (16 July 2011). "What's on the cards?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Mankatha takes best opening of 2011". Sify. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015.
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (29 April 2012). "The don of summer". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016.
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- ^ "Balakrishna, Ajith, Shekhar Kapur, Shobana honoured with Padma Bhushan, Arijit Singh, Ricky Kej conferred with Padma Shri". The Indian Express. 25 January 2025. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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