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Ajith started his film career at the age of 21 as an actor in the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] movie ''Prema Pustakam'' in 1992.<ref>[http://www.chennaivision.com/cinevision/actors/ajithkumar.asp ''Best New Face: Ajith Kumar'']</ref> His next film was the Tamil film ''[[Amaravathi (film)|Amaravathi]]'', followed by his third [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Pavithra]]''. The film ''[[Aasai]]'', released in 1995 and directed by Vasanth, was Ajith's first big budget film. It was very successful, and established his career as a leading actor in [[Tamil cinema]].<ref name=rediff>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: An interview with Ajith Kumar:|last=Warrier|first=Shobha|date=July 1999|accessdate=June 29, 2009}}</ref><ref name=starEcentral>{{cite web|url=http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/26/movies/2359934&sec=movies|title=Tough-guy role|last=Chandran|first=Sheela|date=October 26, 2008|publisher=The Star|accessdate=June 29, 2009}}</ref> But it was only until the release of the [[Award|National Award]] winning ''[[Kadhal Kottai]]'' which was his blockbuster ever in his career, released in 1996. Ajith later played the lead in [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s debut Tamil production<ref>[http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=10515 ''Amitabh produces Ullasam''] </ref> ''[[Ullasam]]''. This venture paid him a salary of Rs. 5 million for the first time ever. |
Ajith started his film career at the age of 21 as an actor in the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] movie ''Prema Pustakam'' in 1992.<ref>[http://www.chennaivision.com/cinevision/actors/ajithkumar.asp ''Best New Face: Ajith Kumar'']</ref> His next film was the Tamil film ''[[Amaravathi (film)|Amaravathi]]'', followed by his third [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Pavithra]]''. The film ''[[Aasai]]'', released in 1995 and directed by Vasanth, was Ajith's first big budget film. It was very successful, and established his career as a leading actor in [[Tamil cinema]].<ref name=rediff>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT, Movies: An interview with Ajith Kumar:|last=Warrier|first=Shobha|date=July 1999|accessdate=June 29, 2009}}</ref><ref name=starEcentral>{{cite web|url=http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/26/movies/2359934&sec=movies|title=Tough-guy role|last=Chandran|first=Sheela|date=October 26, 2008|publisher=The Star|accessdate=June 29, 2009}}</ref> But it was only until the release of the [[Award|National Award]] winning ''[[Kadhal Kottai]]'' which was his blockbuster ever in his career, released in 1996. Ajith later played the lead in [[Amitabh Bachchan]]'s debut Tamil production<ref>[http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=10515 ''Amitabh produces Ullasam''] </ref> ''[[Ullasam]]''. This venture paid him a salary of Rs. 5 million for the first time ever. |
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A string of very successful movies followed, most notably ''[[Kadhal Mannan]]'' and ''[[Vaali]]'' which cast him alongside [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]. ''[[Vaali]]'' saw a new peak in Ajith's career. He played a dual role in the film. One as a deaf-and-dumb twin who lusts after his naive brother's wife .<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368400/ ''Suryah's Vaali with Ajith and Simran'']</ref><ref>[http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Vaali_162432.html ''Ajith and Simran join hands again'']</ref>After ''[[Amarkalam]]''<ref>[http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Amarkalam_222627.html ''Amarkalam sets a new trend'']</ref> with his then-fiancee, now wife [[Shalini]], Ajith set up his own distribution company AK International with the office located within the premises of NIC Arts which was run by his ex-friend, producer and distributor S. S. Chakravarthi. This office was shifted in 2006. In 2000, Ajith was cast alongside [[Mammooty]], [[Abbas]], [[Tabu]] and [[Aishwarya Rai]] in ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]''. ''[[Mugavari]]'' followed as Ajith acted alongside [[Jyothika Saravanan]].<ref>[http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Mugavari_111321.html ''Mugavari for Ajith''] </ref> |
A string of very successful movies followed, most notably ''[[Kadhal Mannan]]'' and ''[[Vaali]]'' which cast him alongside [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]. ''[[Vaali]]'' saw a new peak in Ajith's career. He played a dual role in the film. One as a deaf-and-dumb twin who lusts after his naive brother's wife .<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368400/ ''Suryah's Vaali with Ajith and Simran'']</ref><ref>[http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Vaali_162432.html ''Ajith and Simran join hands again'']</ref>After ''[[Amarkalam]]''<ref>[http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Amarkalam_222627.html ''Amarkalam sets a new trend'']</ref> with his then-fiancee, now wife [[Shalini]], Ajith set up his own distribution company AK International with the office located within the premises of NIC Arts which was run by his ex-friend, producer and distributor S. S. Chakravarthi. This office was shifted in 2006. In 2000, Ajith was cast alongside [[Mammooty]], [[Abbas]], [[Tabu]] and [[Aishwarya Rai]] in ''[[Kandukondain Kandukondain]]''. ''[[Mugavari]]'' followed as <ref>[http://www.haihoi.com/tamil-movies/cinema/gallery/wallpapers/tamil_actor_photos/Ajith.php ''Ajith Kumar'']</ref> acted alongside [[Jyothika Saravanan]].<ref>[http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Mugavari_111321.html ''Mugavari for Ajith''] </ref> |
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Revision as of 16:14, 31 July 2009
Ajith Kumar | |
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| Other names | Thala,[1] Ultimate Star[2] |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
| Spouse(s) | Shalini Kumar (2000 - present) |
| Children | Anoushka Kumar (b.2008) |
Ajith Kumar (Tamil: அஜித் குமார்; Sindhi: अजित कुमार) (born May 1, 1971) is an Indian film actor and auto racer, who has appeared in Tamil, as well as Telugu and Hindi movies. Ajith made his acting debut in his only Telugu-language film-to-date, Prema Pustakam in 1992, which was followed by a Tamil film Amaravathi in which he played his first lead role. Ajith delivered his first major hit in Aasai, in 1995.[3][4] The following year he starred in another success, Kadhal Kottai. It was followed by a slump of two years with limited successes, some of which include Ullasam and Kadhal Mannan. Ajith received his first Filmfare Best Actor Award in Tamil for his dual role in Vaali (1999). He was noted for his romantic roles in melodramas like Mugavari and Kandukondain Kandukondain though his focus later turned to action films after the success of Amarkalam and Dheena.
He won two consecutive Filmfare Best Actor Awards in Tamil — for his multiple roles in the film Citizen and for his dual roles in Villain. Again, a four-year slump followed with limited successes — notably Attagasam and Paramasivan. His comeback film Varalaaru (2006) turned out to be a box office success, and was followed by a critically acclaimed performance in Kireedam, and another commercial success, Billa. In addition to being an actor, Ajith is a professional auto racer, who has driven in Formula Three for a season. He is also an active ambassador for the Green Revolution.
Early life
Ajith Kumar was born as the middle child in Hyderabad, India, to a Palakkad Iyer father[5] and a Sindhi mother from Kolkata.[5][6] However he has strong ties to the Tamil culture and society as he grew up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He dropped out of Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School in 1986. Before his acting career he worked as a mechanic. Several business agencies pushed him into modeling for advertisements in print media.
Acting career
Romantic hero (1992–2002)
Ajith started his film career at the age of 21 as an actor in the Telugu movie Prema Pustakam in 1992.[7] His next film was the Tamil film Amaravathi, followed by his third Tamil film Pavithra. The film Aasai, released in 1995 and directed by Vasanth, was Ajith's first big budget film. It was very successful, and established his career as a leading actor in Tamil cinema.[3][4] But it was only until the release of the National Award winning Kadhal Kottai which was his blockbuster ever in his career, released in 1996. Ajith later played the lead in Amitabh Bachchan's debut Tamil production[8] Ullasam. This venture paid him a salary of Rs. 5 million for the first time ever.
A string of very successful movies followed, most notably Kadhal Mannan and Vaali which cast him alongside Simran. Vaali saw a new peak in Ajith's career. He played a dual role in the film. One as a deaf-and-dumb twin who lusts after his naive brother's wife .[9][10]After Amarkalam[11] with his then-fiancee, now wife Shalini, Ajith set up his own distribution company AK International with the office located within the premises of NIC Arts which was run by his ex-friend, producer and distributor S. S. Chakravarthi. This office was shifted in 2006. In 2000, Ajith was cast alongside Mammooty, Abbas, Tabu and Aishwarya Rai in Kandukondain Kandukondain. Mugavari followed as [12] acted alongside Jyothika Saravanan.[13]
Ups and downs (2002–2005)
In 2001, Ajith played the role of Shahrukh Khan's brother in the commercially unsuccessful historical film Asoka. He began the year with the scintillating block buster movie Dheena directed by A. R. Murugadoss. This movie showed Ajith as a rowdy and he acted alongside Suresh Gopi and Laila Mehdin. Citizen opposite Vasundhara Das was experimentally successful and earned the actor with lot of appreciation and awards but the movie failed to mark it's signature in the box office, Citizen was followed by Poovellam Un Vaasam. The film Raja opposite Jyothika Saravanan and the action film Red [14] proved to be a disaster for the actor and marked the downfall and proved to be an all time low in the actor's career.
In 2003 and 2004, Ajith acted in Anjaneya, Jana and Attagasam opposite Meera Jasmine, Sneha, and Pooja Umashankar respectively. He later went on to act in the film Ji which opened very well but failed to sustain success in the long run.[citation needed]
Billa and the future (2005–present)
During 2006, Ajith acted in 3 projects. First he acted in Paramasivan directed P. Vasu and then in Thirupathi directed by Perarasu. Later that year he released his 3 year-pending project Varalaru: History of Godfather directed by K. S. Ravikumar. Varalaru turned out to be a blockbuster movie in terms of collection due to the three roles he played as an old man who was once a classical dancer and two identical twins, with one being the antagonist.
Ajith's first film in 2007 was with the newcomer director Chella in his maiden film entitled Aalwar. Aalwar did not live up to the expectations created by the success of Varalaru.[citation needed] After Aalwar, Ajith acted in a remake of a 1989 National Film Award winning Malayalam film, Kireedam with Trisha Krishnan. The film was produced by Adlabs and marked the production company's entry into Tamil cinema. With a few controversies regarding the film's immensely emotional climax, it was appreciated for Ajith's excellent performance.[citation needed] On the sets of this film, Ajith sustained a recurring spinal injury. [15]
In December 2007, Billa released worldwide which was the remake of the 1980 Rajinikanth-starrer Tamil film of the same name which in turn was a remake of Amitabh Bachchan's 1978 Hindi film Don which was remade by Shah Rukh Khan in 2006 as Don again. After Billa, Ajith acted in the film Aegan, which was directed by the choreographer turned director Raju Sundaram. Ajith is currently acting in the film Asal, which is being directed by Saran, making Asal their fourth film together.
Personal life
Ajith began dating his Amarkalam co-star Shalini in 1999 . At that time, their involvement made him a regular subject of tabloid gossip, a role to which he was unaccustomed. They were married in 2000 in Chennai. As both were of different religions, Ajith being a Hindu and Shalini being Catholic, they were married together under the customs of both religions. After their marriage, Shalini retired as an actress and became a full time housewife. However she did accompany Ajith to the sets of his films as moral support. On January 3, 2008, their daughter Anoushka was born.
Professional car racer
Ajith is a professional "car racer" and has driven in circuits around India in places such as Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. He has also been abroad for various races including Germany and Malaysia. He drove in the Formula 3 for the team Mango Racing.
The Green Revolution
Ajith is an ambassador for the Green Revolution, an organization to clean up the Chennai environment.[16] He uses his films for subtle marketing of his ideas and planted 101 saplings in his locality in Adyar, Chennai in 2004. This was to make an awareness about the environment and to increase the oxygen levels in Chennai due to the pollution caused by everyday motorists. This action was welcomed by the public. Since then the Green Revolution themselves have went on to plant many saplings in other parts of Tamil Nadu.
Mohini-Mani Foundation
Ajith created the non-profit organisation "Mohini-Mani Foundation", named after his parents, in order to promote self-hygiene and civic consciousness and to help ease the problems of urban sprawl.[17] He now continues to fund the non-profit organisation to make.
Awards and nominations
Won:
- Filmfare Best Actor Award for Vaali (1999)
- Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000)
- Filmfare Best Actor Award for Villain (2002)
- Filmfare Best Actor Award for Varalaru: History of Godfather (2006)
Nominated
- Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Asoka (2001)
- Filmfare Best Actor Award for Billa (2007)
- Reliance Mobile Vijay Award Favorite Actor for Aegan
Filmography
References
- ^ Settu Shankar (April 21, 2009). "Ajith asks fans not to celebrate his b'day". oneIndia. Retrieved 29 June, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Sreedhar, Pillai (April 19, 2009). "Ajith calls off b'day bash". The Times of India. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
- ^ a b Warrier, Shobha (July 1999). "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: An interview with Ajith Kumar:". Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ a b Chandran, Sheela (October 26, 2008). "Tough-guy role". The Star. Retrieved June 29, 2009.
- ^ a b "In the race as always". The Hindu. July 12, 2002.
- ^ The Hindu : Friday Review Chennai : It’s all about choices
- ^ Best New Face: Ajith Kumar
- ^ Amitabh produces Ullasam
- ^ Suryah's Vaali with Ajith and Simran
- ^ Ajith and Simran join hands again
- ^ Amarkalam sets a new trend
- ^ Ajith Kumar
- ^ Mugavari for Ajith
- ^ RED - TAMIL MOVIE Review, RED - TAMIL MOVIE Movie, Actors, Cast - MouthShut.com
- ^ Ajith was injured on the sets of Kireedam
- ^ plant saplings Ajtih Plants Saplings
- ^ Ajith's Chariable Side
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