Personal Info
Birth date
1971-05-01 (54 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Also known as
அஜித் குமார்
AK
Thala Ajith
AjithKumar
آجیت کومار
Ajith Kumar
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.
Filmography
Good Bad Ugly
5.7
Overview:
AK, a powerful gangster, surrenders to the police, in hopes that his wife and son will live a peaceful life. When he is released 17 years later, he learns that his son is falsely accused of serious crimes. To protect him, he is forced to go back to his old ways, facing enemies, both old and new.Vidaamuyarchi
6.1
Overview:
While struggling with his broken marriage, Arjun is pulled into a desperate search for his wife, Kayal, when she goes missing during a road trip.Aśoka
6.5
Overview:
A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. During a struggle with one of his step-brothers, his mother urges Asoka to escape to stay alive. While away, Asoka meets Kaurwaki and falls in love, but must use his skills as a warrior to protect her. A dangerous and heartbreaking web of conspiracy follows, which leads Asoka to embrace a Buddhist path.English Vinglish
7.226
Overview:
In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.Billa
6.7
Overview:
The intertwined stories of an international Don in Malaysia, David Billa, chased by the cops, an Indian police officer, a woman who wants to avenge the death of her brother, and a lowly thief, Velu who shares with Billa, an unusual connection.Kandukondain Kandukondain
6.9
Overview:
Two young women with differing views on love find themselves with three suitors in this modern take on Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility' set in Tamil Nadu.Viswasam
6.272
Overview:
A village ruffian, who settles disputes in his native, takes on a big shot when he tries to sort out the rough patch in his marriage after several years.Thunivu
5.829
Overview:
A gang goes to rob a bank only to find that there's already a criminal mastermind holding it for ransom, but his identities and motives behind the heist remains mysterious. As they plan to collect the bounty and disappear without a trace, their crimes and their past slowly catches up with them.Mankatha
6.7
Overview:
Vinayak, a suspended cop, helps a group of four men rob cricket betting money amounting to 500 crores INR. When it comes to splitting the amount, betrayal hits the team hard and a chase ensues.Amarkalam
6.6
Overview:
Vasu is a tough street crook who lives at a movie theater. One day while transporting the reels of a new film, he clashes with a music student Mohana. Mohana is the daughter of the Police Commissioner, who Tulsidas an ex-gang leader released from jail has an old grudge against. He tells Vasu to kidnap Mohana for two days in order to ruin the family's honor. While being held captive by Vasu, Mohana falls in love with him after hearing him sing. Vasu rejects her love, but on learning of it, Tulsidas pays him to pretend to be in love with her. By the time Tulsidas learns that his enmity with the police commissioner is false and tells Vasu to stay away from Mohana it is too late, Vasu's love has become real.Dheena
5.8
Overview:
A local gangster and his adopted brother rule over a town together. However, their relationship turns sour after the man's sister dies due to the gangster's mistake.Attagasam
5.5
Overview:
Twin brothers Jeeva and Guru are separated in childhood by tragedy and fate. When their paths cross years later—one a humble driving instructor, the other a feared gangster—their identities collide, leading to a tale of revenge, redemption, and the enduring bond of family.Veeram
5.268
Overview:
A straightforward man, who uses violence to settle disputes, decides to mend his ways for the sake of his lover, but when he learns that her family is in danger, he decides to save them at all cost.Vivegam
4.824
Overview:
A group of counter-terrorism agents are brought in to track down a man who was once the head of their squad, and is believed to have gone rogue.Vedalam
5.764
Overview:
Ganesh, a cab driver and a doting brother to his sister Tamizh, is hunting down three notorious criminals in Kolkata. Who is he actually and what's his motive?Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
5
Overview:
Surya (Ajith) has been brought up in the army barracks in Ooty, ever since his mother(Sukanya) handed him over as a baby to a brigadier (Nasser). She tells the officer the reason for her action but the audience is not allowed to hear it at this point. Surya grows up to be a patriotic youth and the best soldier in his class. He falls in love with Indu (Simran), the daughter of an army officer. Indu's parents accept her choice of husband but soon after, her father dies in a bomb blast while her mother loses her life on seeing her husband's body. Not wishing to lose her husband too in war, Indu asks Surya to choose between her and the army.Aasai
6.3
Overview:
A man kills his wife when she learns that he lusts after her sister. He then begins to make his moves for his sister-in-law. When he tries to sabotage the girl's marriage, her fiance gets suspicious.Mugavari
6.6
Overview:
Sridhar, an aspiring music director, has been struggling to get a foothold in the music industry for many years. He falls in love but is willing to put his relationship on a backburner for success.Thirupathi
4.2
Overview:
Trimurti learns that his pregnant sister died due to a corrupt doctor's negligence who did not get a bribe. When he decides to take revenge, he finds out that the doctor is his boss's brother.Kireedam
5.8
Overview:
A sincere man wishes to fulfill his father's dream that he follows in his footsteps and becomes a police officer. However, when his father is punished for his honesty and transferred to an area that is ruled with an iron fist by a heartless gangster, the young man must take the law into his own hands to protect his father.Red
5.1
Overview:
Red is a local don who possesses a heart of gold. Seeni, another don in the area, is his biggest enemy. Red falls for Gayathri and she too likes him but wants him to give up his life of violence. Meanwhile Rajesh, a reporter, begins to serialize Red's story for Ananda Vikatan and it becomes quite the rage among readers.Nee Varuvai Ena
4.8
Overview:
Ganesh falls for his extremely caring and helpful new neighbour, Nandini, who lives in a house opposite to his. But, when Ganesh and his parents put forth a marriage proposal, she turns them down.Kadhal Kottai
7.4
Overview:
Kamali loses her bag in the railway station. Later, her bag is sent to her home, along with a letter from Surya, who found it. Kamali and Surya send letters to each other and soon fall in love.Varalaru
6.263
Overview:
Shiva, the ageing business tycoon, bound to his wheelchair, sharing a strong bonding with his son Vishnu. Indulgent, while Vishnu whiles away his time with his cronies taking life easy. But then suddenly Vishnu starts behaving out of character, his drunken bouts and acts causing the father much shame and embarrassment. And when Vishnu professes to remember nothing of what he had done, the father takes him to a psychiatrist.Kadhal Mannan
6.1
Overview:
Strict and authoritarian, Rudran disowns his elder daughter for eloping. His younger daughter, Thilothama, lives under his rigid rules until she falls for Shiva, a kind-hearted mechanic. Fearful of her father’s, she struggles to confess her love. As emotions and traditions clash, will Thilothama and Shiva defy the odds, or will Rudran’s unyielding stance on love tear them apart?Raja
4
Overview:
Ajith is paranoid about getting married. Jyothika arrives at his place and begins to compel him to get married to her. The reason: Ajith was pouring his love out to someone else thinking that she was Jyothika! Under the cover of darkness Jyothika confesses her love for Ajith. Thinking that it was Priyanka Trivedi who was speaking to him, Ajith begins to love her. Suddenly, a villain pops out of nowhere and causes the death of Priyanka. Then, finally, after dilly dallying for a very long time, the story ends with the coming together of the lead pair of Ajith and Jyothika.Valimai
5.4
Overview:
A honest cop tries to track down the brain behind a series of robberies and murders, but things turn personal when his family become pawns in the criminal's game.Amaravathi
5
Overview:
Amravathi, a naive girl, runs away from home and finds shelter in Arjun's house, who takes good care of her. However, when Arjun falls in love with Amravathi, her life takes a turn.Acting
TBAAK 65 as Unknown
TBAAK 64 as Unknown
2025Good Bad Ugly as AK 'Red Dragon'
2025Vidaamuyarchi as Arjun
2023Thunivu as Dark Devil
2022Valimai as ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
2019Nerkonda Paarvai as Bharath Subramaniam
2019Viswasam as Thooku Durai
2017Vivegam as Ajay Kumar
2015Vedalam as Ganesh / Vedhalam
2015Yennai Arindhaal as DCP Sathyadev IPS
2014Veeram as Vinayagam
2013Arrambam as Ashok Kumar
2012English Vinglish as A passenger in flight - Cameo
2012Billa II as David Billa
2011Mankatha as Vinayak Mahadevan
2010Asal as Shiva and Shiva's Father
2008Aegan as Shiva
2007Billa as David Billa / Saravana Velu
2007Kireedam as Shaktivel
2007Aalwar as Shiva
2006Varalaru as Sivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
2006Thirupathi as Thirupathi
2006Paramasivan as Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
2005Ji as Vasu
2004Attagasam as Guru / Jeeva
2004Jana as Jana
2003Anjaneya as Paramaguru
2003Ennai Thalatta Varuvala as Sathees
2002Villain as Shiva / Vishnu
2002Raja as Raja
2002Red as Red
2001Aśoka as Susima Maurya
2001Poovellam Un Vasam as Chinna
2001Citizen as Citizen (Arivanandam/Abdullah/Anthony) and Subramani
2001Dheena as Dheenadhayalan (Dheena)
2000Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven as Surya
2000Kandukondain Kandukondain as Manohar
2000Mugavari as Sridhar
1999Amarkalam as Vasu
1999Nee Varuvai Ena as Subramani
1999Anantha Poongattre... as Jeeva
1999Vaali as Deva / Shiva
1999Unnai Thedi as Raghu
1999Thodarum as Jayaram
1998Uyirodu Uyiraga as Ajay
1998Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen as Sanjay (Guest Role)
1998Aval Varuvala as Jeeva
1998Kadhal Mannan as Shiva
1997Rettai Jadai Vayasu as Vijay
1997Pagaivan as Prabu
1997Ullasam as Guru
1997Raasi as Kumar
1997Nesam as Nathan
1996Kadhal Kottai as Surya
1996Minor Mappillai as Ramu (Minor Mapillai)
1996Kalloori Vaasal as Vasanth
1996Vaanmathi as Krishna
1995Aasai as Jeeva
1995Rajavin Parvaiyile as Chandru
1994Pavithra as Ashok
1994Paasamalargal as Kumar
1993Prema Pustakam as Siddhartha
1993Amaravathi as Arjun
1990En Veedu En Kanavar as Uncreditted role as a school boy