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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 1, 1971
Place of Birth
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Also Known As
- அஜித் குமார்
- AK
- Thala Ajith
- AjithKumar
- آجیت کومار
Ajith Kumar
5.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.3
AK 'Red Dragon'
Good Bad Ugly
2025
6.0
Arjun
Vidaamuyarchi
2025
5.8
Dark Devil
Thunivu
2023
5.5
ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
Valimai
2022
6.8
Bharath Subramaniam
Nerkonda Paarvai
2019
6.3
Thooku Durai
Viswasam
2019
4.9
Ajay Kumar
Vivegam
2017
5.9
Ganesh / Vedhalam
Vedalam
2015
6.9
DCP Sathyadev IPS
Yennai Arindhaal
2015
5.2
Vinayagam
Veeram
2014
Credits
Good Bad Ugly
as AK 'Red Dragon'
2025
6.3
Vidaamuyarchi
as Arjun
2025
6.0
Thunivu
as Dark Devil
2023
5.8
Valimai
as ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
2022
5.5
Nerkonda Paarvai
as Bharath Subramaniam
2019
6.8
Viswasam
as Thooku Durai
2019
6.3
Vivegam
as Ajay Kumar
2017
4.9
Vedalam
as Ganesh / Vedhalam
2015
5.9
Yennai Arindhaal
as DCP Sathyadev IPS
2015
6.9
Veeram
as Vinayagam
2014
5.2
Arrambam
as Ashok Kumar
2013
6.2
English Vinglish
as A passenger in flight - Cameo
2012
7.2
Billa II
as David Billa
2012
6.0
Mankatha
as Vinayak Mahadevan
2011
6.7
Asal
as Shiva and Shiva's Father
2010
4.4
Aegan
as Shiva
2008
4.2
Billa
as David Billa / Saravana Velu
2007
6.7
Kireedam
as Shaktivel
2007
5.8
Aalwar
as Shiva
2007
3.5
Varalaru
as Sivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
2006
6.2
Thirupathi
as Thirupathi
2006
4.2
Paramasivan
as Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
2006
4.5
Ji
as Vasu
2005
5.5
Attagasam
as Guru / Jeeva
2004
5.5
Jana
as Jana
2004
4.4
Anjaneya
as Paramaguru
2003
2.5
Ennai Thalatta Varuvala
as Sathees
2003
0.0
Villain
as Shiva / Vishnu
2002
6.4
Raja
as Raja
2002
4.0
Red
as Red
2002
5.1
Aśoka
as Susima Maurya
2001
6.5
Poovellam Un Vasam
as Chinna
2001
6.1
Citizen
as Citizen (Arivanandam/Abdullah/Anthony) and Subramani
2001
6.3
Dheena
as Dheenadhayalan (Dheena)
2001
5.8
Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
as Surya
2000
5.0
Kandukondain Kandukondain
as Manohar
2000
6.9
Mugavari
as Sridhar
2000
6.6
Amarkalam
as Vasu
1999
6.6
Nee Varuvai Ena
as Subramani
1999
4.8
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Anantha Poongattre...
as Jeeva
1999
0.0
Vaali
as Deva / Shiva
1999
6.9
Unnai Thedi
as Raghu
1999
0.0
Thodarum
as Jayaram
1999
0.0
Uyirodu Uyiraga
as Ajay
1998
5.8
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
as Sanjay (Guest Role)
1998
6.5
Aval Varuvala
as Jeeva
1998
6.0
Kadhal Mannan
as Shiva
1998
6.1
Rettai Jadai Vayasu
as Vijay
1997
7.5
Pagaivan
as Prabu
1997
0.0
Ullasam
as Guru
1997
5.5
Raasi
as Kumar
1997
4.0
Nesam
as Nathan
1997
0.0
Kadhal Kottai
as Surya
1996
7.4
Minor Mappillai
as Ramu (Minor Mapillai)
1996
4.7
Kalloori Vaasal
as Vasanth
1996
4.5
Vaanmathi
as Krishna
1996
3.0
Aasai
as Jeeva
1995
6.3
Rajavin Parvaiyile
as Chandru
1995
0.0
Pavithra
as Ashok
1994
7.0
Paasamalargal
as Kumar
1994
0.0
Prema Pustakam
as Siddhartha
1993
0.0
Amaravathi
as Arjun
1993
5.0
🎬
En Veedu En Kanavar
as Uncreditted role as a school boy
1990
0.0
🎬
AK 65
N/A
0.0
🎬
AK 64
N/A
0.0