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
Good Bad Ugly (2025)
as AK 'Red Dragon'
Yennai Arindhaal (2015)
as DCP Sathyadev IPS
Vaali (1999)
as Deva / Shiva
Ji (2005)
as Vasu
Anjaneya (2003)
as Paramaguru
Aśoka (2001)
as Susima Maurya
Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000)
as Manohar
Vidaamuyarchi (2025)
as Arjun
Dare Devil (—)
as Dare Devil
Thunivu (2023)
as Dark Devil
Gladiators (—)
as Self
Raasi (1997)
as Kumar
Citizen (2001)
as 'Citizen' Arivanandam / Abdullah / Anthony / 'Subramani' Subramaniam
Aval Varuvala (1998)
as Jeeva
Paramasivan (2006)
as Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
Vivegam (2017)
as Ajay Kumar
Aegan (2008)
as Shiva
Minor Mappillai (1996)
as Ramu (Minor Mapillai)
Anantha Poongattre... (1999)
as Jeeva
Kadhal Mannan (1998)
as Shiva
Billa (2007)
as David Billa / Saravana Velu
Ullasam (1997)
as 'Guru' Gurumoorthy
Rajavin Parvaiyile (1995)
as Chandru
Aalwar (2007)
as Shiva
Kalloori Vaasal (1996)
as Vasanth
Mankatha (2011)
as Vinayak Mahadevan
Nesam (1997)
as Nathan
Viswasam (2019)
as Thooku Durai
Vedalam (2015)
as Ganesh / Vedhalam
Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven (2000)
as Surya
Aasai (1995)
as Jeeva
Veeram (2014)
as Vinayagam
Mankatha 2 (—)
Actor
Dheena (2001)
as Dheenadhayalan (Dheena)
Billa II (2012)
as David Billa
Amarkalam (1999)
as Vasu
Valimai (2022)
as ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
Rettai Jadai Vayasu (1997)
as Vijay
Varalaru (2006)
as Sivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
Nerkonda Paarvai (2019)
as Bharath Subramaniam
Thirupathi (2006)
as Thirupathi
Raja (2002)
as Raja
Arrambam (2013)
as Ashok Kumar
Vaanmathi (1996)
as Krishna
Red (2002)
as Red
Kireedam (2007)
as Shaktivel
Mugavari (2000)
as Sridhar
Kadhal Kottai (1996)
as Surya
Asal (2010)
as Shiva and Shiva's Father
Unnai Thedi (1999)
as Raghu
Untitled AK - Manu Anand Film (—)
Actor
Attagasam (2004)
as Guru / Jeeva
Jana (2004)
as Jana
En Veedu En Kanavar (1990)
as Uncreditted role as a school boy
Villain (2002)
as Shiva / Vishnu
Nee Varuvai Ena (1999)
as Subramani
Untitled Shankar - Ajith Kumar Film (—)
Actor
Poovellam Un Vasam (2001)
as Chinna
Amaravathi (1993)
as Arjun
Thodarum (1999)
as Jayaram
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen (1998)
as Sanjay (Guest Role)
Paasamalargal (1994)
as Kumar
ప్రేమపుస్తకం (1993)
as Siddhartha
Pavithra (1994)
as Ashok
Ennai Thalatta Varuvala (2003)
as Sathees
Uyirodu Uyiraga (1998)
as Ajay
Pagaivan (1997)
as Prabu