Ajith Kumar
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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
Credits
Vidaamuyarchi (2025)
as Arjun
Good Bad Ugly (2025)
as AK 'Red Dragon'
AK 64 (—)
Actor
Aśoka (2001)
as Susima Maurya
Mankatha (2011)
as Vinayak Mahadevan
Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000)
as Manohar
Raasi (1997)
as Kumar
Viswasam (2019)
as Thooku Durai
Aval Varuvala (1998)
as Jeeva
Valimai (2022)
as ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
Billa (2007)
as David Billa / Saravana Velu
Vedalam (2015)
as Ganesh / Vedhalam
Vivegam (2017)
as Ajay Kumar
Dheena (2001)
as Dheenadhayalan (Dheena)
Yennai Arindhaal (2015)
as DCP Sathyadev IPS
Thunivu (2023)
as Dark Devil
Amarkalam (1999)
as Vasu
Kadhal Mannan (1998)
as Shiva
Veeram (2014)
as Vinayagam
Ullasam (1997)
as 'Guru' Gurumoorthy
Paramasivan (2006)
as Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
Red (2002)
as Red
Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995)
as Chandru
Attagasam (2004)
as Guru / Jeeva
Aalwar (2007)
as Shiva
Vaali (1999)
as Deva / Shiva
Mugavari (2000)
as Sridhar
Varalaru (2006)
as Sivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven (2000)
as Surya
Kireedam (2007)
as Shaktivel
Citizen (2001)
as Citizen (Arivanandam/Abdullah/Anthony) and Subramani
Nerkonda Paarvai (2019)
as Bharath Subramaniam
Minor Mappillai (1996)
as Ramu (Minor Mapillai)
Anantha Poongattre... (1999)
as Jeeva
Rettai Jadai Vayasu (1997)
as Vijay
Poovellam Un Vasam (2001)
as Chinna
Aegan (2008)
as Shiva
Kadhal Kottai (1996)
as Surya
Aasai (1995)
as Jeeva
Ji (2005)
as Vasu
Thirupathi (2006)
as Thirupathi
Nee Varuvai Ena (1999)
as Subramani
Billa II (2012)
as David Billa
Asal (2010)
as Shiva and Shiva's Father
Arrambam (2013)
as Ashok Kumar
Amaravathi (1993)
as Arjun
Raja (2002)
as Raja
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998)
as Sanjay (Guest Role)
Nesam (1997)
as Nathan
Kalloori Vaasal (1996)
as Vasanth
Uyirodu Uyiraga (1998)
as Ajay
Anjaneya (2003)
as Paramaguru
Unnai Thedi (1999)
as Raghu
Gladiators (—)
as Self
Jana (2004)
as Jana
Pavithra (1994)
as Ashok
Villain (2002)
as Shiva / Vishnu
Paasamalargal (1994)
as Kumar
Thodarum (1999)
as Jayaram
Pagaivan (1997)
as Prabu
En Veedu En Kanavar (1990)
as Uncreditted role as a school boy
Vaanmathi (1996)
as Krishna
Ennai Thalatta Varuvala (2003)
as Sathees
ప్రేమపుస్తకం (1993)
as Siddhartha
Untitled AK - Manu Anand Film (—)
Actor