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.
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Movies (50)
Ajith Kumar - Life Of A Gladiator
as Self
2026
Good Bad Ugly
as AK 'Red Dragon'
2025
Vidaamuyarchi
as Arjun
2025
Thunivu
as Dark Devil
2023
Valimai
as ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
2022
Nerkonda Paarvai
as Bharath Subramaniam
2019
Viswasam
as Thooku Durai
2019
Vivegam
as Ajay Kumar
2017
Vedalam
as Ganesh / Vedhalam
2015
Yennai Arindhaal
as DCP Sathyadev IPS
2015
Veeram
as Vinayagam
2014
Arrambam
as Ashok Kumar
2013
English Vinglish
as A passenger in flight - Cameo
2012
Billa II
as David Billa
2012
Mankatha
as Vinayak Mahadevan
2011
Asal
as Shiva and Shiva's Father
2010
Aegan
as Shiva
2008
Billa
as David Billa / Saravana Velu
2007
Kireedam
as Shaktivel
2007
Aalwar
as Shiva
2007
Varalaru
as Sivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
2006
Thirupathi
as Thirupathi
2006
Paramasivan
as Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
2006
Ji
as Vasu
2005
Attagasam
as Guru / Jeeva
2004
Jana
as Jana
2004
Anjaneya
as Paramaguru
2003
Ennai Thalatta Varuvala
as Sathees
2003
Villain
as Shiva / Vishnu
2002
Raja
as Raja
2002
Red
as Red
2002
Aśoka
as Susima Maurya
2001
Poovellam Un Vasam
as Chinna
2001
Citizen
as Citizen (Arivanandam/Abdullah/Anthony) and Subramani
2001
Dheena
as Dheenadhayalan (Dheena)
2001
Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
as Surya
2000
Kandukondain Kandukondain
as Manohar
2000
Mugavari
as Sridhar
2000
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
1999
Uyirodu Uyiraga
as Ajay
1998
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
as Sanjay (Guest Role)
1998
Aval Varuvala
as Jeeva
1998
Kadhal Mannan
as Shiva
1998
Rettai Jadai Vayasu
as Vijay
1997
Pagaivan
as Prabu
1997