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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, where they invited many other [[Kollywood]] actors and actresses including [[Rajnikanth]], [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Joseph Vijay]], [[Surya Sivakumar]] and [[R. Madhavan]]. 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 in the year 2000, 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]], the couple were blessed with a baby girl, Anoushka Kumar. |
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, where they invited many other [[Kollywood]] actors and actresses including [[Rajnikanth]], [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Joseph Vijay]], [[Surya Sivakumar]] and [[R. Madhavan]]. 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 in the year 2000, 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]], the couple were blessed with a baby girl, Anoushka Kumar. He is a man who has self belif. ~He believes in himself, which is liked by many other actors including Vijay. |
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| Other names | Ultimate Star, Thala |
| Years active | 1992 - present |
| Spouse | Shalini Kumar |
Ajith Kumar (Tamil: அஜித் குமார்) (born May 1, 1971) is an Indian film actor and car racer, who has acted in many Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies. Ajith Kumar made his acting debut in his only Telugu-language film-to-date, Prema Pustagam in 1992, which was followed by a Tamil film Amaravathi in which he acted his first lead role. After acting in a series of smaller budget films, Ajith was later recognized for his performance as an anonymous lover in the award-winning movie Kadhal Kottai. He went on to demonstrate his versatility as an actor by portraying a variety of unique characters.
Ajith received his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Vaali in 1999, portraying a double-role. He went on to win two consecutive Filmfare Best Actor Awards — in the 2001 film Citizen, in which he appeared in nine different appearances, and in the 2002 film, Villain, playing twins, one of which had a disability. He was later recognized for his triple role in Varalaru, one of his biggest blockbuster releases to date. He was recognized for his more sensitive character portrayal in Kireedam. Ajith thus established himself as one of the leading actors of contemporary Tamil cinema.
In addition to being an actor, Ajith is a professional race driver, having driven in Formula Three for a season. He is also an active ambassador for the Green Revolution. He used to be known in the Indian media for publicly speaking his mind and openly expressing his opinions, occasionally surrounding himself with controversy. However, in recent years, he has maintained a more silent status quo to avoid the problems that come with a controversial image.
Early life
Ajith Kumar was born as the middle child in Hyderabad, India however he is Tamilian having roots from Tanjore in Tamil Nadu. He grew up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He dropped out of Asan Memorial Senior Secondary School in 1986 to become a part-time two-four wheeler mechanic and a full-time garment exporter based in Erode till 1990. Several business agencies pushed him into modelling for advertisements in print media.
Acting career
Romantic hero (1992-2000)
Ajith started his film career at the age of 21 as an actor in the Telugu movie Prema Pustagam in 1992.[1] His next film was a superhit Tamil film Amaravathi. second Tamil film Pavithra[2] was delayed for 17 months because of a racing injury that left him bed-ridden. Both films received vast appreciation from tamil audience.[3] It was his third Tamil film that released 10 months later in 1995, Aasai, directed by Vasanth and produced by Mani Rathnam which helped establish his career as a actor in Kollywood.[4]Ajith's first big budget venture was Aasai but it was only until the release of Agathiyan's blockbuster Vaanmathi and particularly the National Award winning Kadhal Kottai which established him as an actor in Kollywood. Ajith later played the lead in Amitabh Bachchan's debut Tamil production[5] Ullasam. This venture paid him a salary of over Rs. 1 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 .[6][7]After Amarkalam[8] 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. The film's audio rights were sold for a record Rs.66 million. Mugavari followed as Ajith acted alongside Jyothika Saravanan.[9]
Ups and downs (2001-2005)
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 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 which was also an average grosser. The film Raja opposite Jyothika Saravanan and the action flick Red [10] proved to be a disaster for the actor and marked the downfall and an 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. While Anjaneya and Jana flopped at the box office, Attagasam became a was a blockbuster, also giving a successful soundtrack album. He later went on to act in the film Ji which opened very well but failed to sustain success in the longrun.
Billa and the future (2006-present)
During 2006, Ajith acted in 3 projects. First he acted in Paramasivan directed P. Vasu and then in Thirupathi directed by Perarasu. Both were utter flops. Later that year he released his 3 year-pending project Varalaru: History of Godfather directed by K. S. Ravikumar. Varalaru turned out to be an above average 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. As a result it was a major let down for Ajith. 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 Kollywood. With a few controversies regarding the film's immensely emotional climax, the film was another major hit of the year. Ajith, however, sustained a recurring spinal injury on the sets of the film. [11]
On December 14, 2007 Billa released breaking all his previous records. The film got an opening equal to that of Rajnikanth's Sivaji: The Boss. The movie was the remake of Rajinikanth's 1980 Tamil film Billa which itself was a remake of Amitabh Bachan's 1978 Hindi film Don which in turn was remade by Shah Rukh Khan in 2006 as Don again. The film was directed by Vishnuvardhan and also starred Nayanthara, Namitha, Prabhu Ganesan and Rahman. After Billa, Ajith has in Aegan directed by Raju Sundaram which had been released on October 25, 2008, coinciding with Diwali and is doing quite well in the box office.
Ajith will next be casted in the film Surangani and is set to start shooting which is directed by Gautham Menon.
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, where they invited many other Kollywood actors and actresses including Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan, Joseph Vijay, Surya Sivakumar and R. Madhavan. 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 in the year 2000, 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, the couple were blessed with a baby girl, Anoushka Kumar. He is a man who has self belif. ~He believes in himself, which is liked by many other actors including Vijay.
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.
He was in 2004, India’s third best driver after Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandok.
Ambassador For The Green Revolution
Ajith is an ambassador for the Green Revolution, an organization to clean up the Chennai environment.[12] 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 this non-profit organisation named after his parents in order to promote self-hygiene and civic consciousness and to help ease the problems of urban sprawl .[13] The Mohini-Mani Foundation became important to Ajith from 2003 onwards and he now continues to fund the non-profit organisation to make sure he keeps helping to ease the problems of urban sprawl.
Filmography
References
- ^ Best New Face: Ajith Kumar
- ^ Ajith in Pavitra
- ^ Ajith in Pavitra
- ^ Aasai turns into a blockbuster
- ^ Amitabh produces Ullasam
- ^ Suryah's Vaali with Ajith and Simran
- ^ Ajith and Simran join hands again
- ^ Amarkalam sets a new trend
- ^ Mugavari for Ajith
- ^ http://www.mouthshut.com/product-reviews/Red-925039341.html
- ^ Ajith was injured on the sets of Kireedam
- ^ plant saplings Ajtih Plants Saplings
- ^ Ajith's Chariable Side