Cast & creator
Ajith Kumar
Best known for Vidaamuyarchi, Ji, Dare Devil
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.
Also known as: அஜித் குமார் , AK, Thala Ajith, AjithKumar, آجیت کومار
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1990–2025 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (67)
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Vidaamuyarchi
Arjun
2025
Ji
Vasu
2005
Dare Devil
Dare Devil
Aśoka
Susima Maurya
2001
Good Bad Ugly
AK 'Red Dragon'
2025
Thunivu
Dark Devil
2023
Mankatha
Vinayak Mahadevan
2011
Kandukondain Kandukondain
Manohar
2000
Yennai Arindhaal
DCP Sathyadev IPS
2015
Vaali
Deva / Shiva
1999
Gladiators
Self
Billa
David Billa / Saravana Velu
2007
Raasi
Kumar
1997
Vivegam
Ajay Kumar
2017
Red
Red
2002
Vedalam
Ganesh / Vedhalam
2015
Ullasam
'Guru' Gurumoorthy
1997
Valimai
ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
2022Mankatha 2
Aegan
Shiva
2008
Varalaru
Sivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
2006En Veedu En Kanavar
Uncreditted role as a school boy
1990
Rajavin Parvaiyile
Chandru
1995
Anjaneya
Paramaguru
2003
Aasai
Jeeva
1995
Citizen
'Citizen' Arivanandam / Abdullah / Anthony / 'Subramani' Subramaniam
2001
Arrambam
Ashok Kumar
2013
Veeram
Vinayagam
2014
Dheena
Dheenadhayalan (Dheena)
2001
Asal
Shiva and Shiva's Father
2010
Poovellam Un Vasam
Chinna
2001
Paramasivan
Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
2006
Kalloori Vaasal
Vasanth
1996
Viswasam
Thooku Durai
2019
Mugavari
Sridhar
2000
Rettai Jadai Vayasu
Vijay
1997Anantha Poongattre...
Jeeva
1999
Aval Varuvala
Jeeva
1998
Unnai Thedi
Raghu
1999
Billa II
David Billa
2012
Nesam
Nathan
1997
Amaravathi
Arjun
1993
Attagasam
Guru / Jeeva
2004
Raja
Raja
2002
Vaanmathi
Krishna
1996
Aalwar
Shiva
2007
Minor Mappillai
Ramu (Minor Mapillai)
1996
Kadhal Mannan
Shiva
1998
Thodarum
Jayaram
1999
Nerkonda Paarvai
Bharath Subramaniam
2019
Thirupathi
Thirupathi
2006
Kireedam
Shaktivel
2007
Paasamalargal
Kumar
1994
Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
Surya
2000
Villain
Shiva / Vishnu
2002Untitled AK - Manu Anand Film
Kadhal Kottai
Surya
1996
Amarkalam
Vasu
1999Untitled Shankar - Ajith Kumar Film
Jana
Jana
2004
Nee Varuvai Ena
Subramani
1999
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
Sanjay (Guest Role)
1998
Pavithra
Ashok
1994
Pagaivan
Prabu
1997
Ennai Thalatta Varuvala
Sathees
2003
Uyirodu Uyiraga
Ajay
1998
ప్రేమపుస్తకం
Siddhartha
1993