Ajith Kumar

( Tamil: ��ித� ��மார�) (born May 1, 1971) is an Indian film actor and car racer, who has acted in manyTamil, Telugu and Hindi movies. Ajith Kumar made his acting debut in his only Telugu-language film-to-date, Prema Pustagam in 1992, which was followed by a Tamil (his mother tongue) film Amaravathi in the following year, his first lead role. After acting in a series of smaller budget films, Ajith was later recognized for his performance an anonymous lover in the award-winning movie Kadhal Kottai. He went on to demonstrate his versatility as an actor by portraying a variety of unique characters.

Ajith received his first Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in Vaali in 1999, portraying a double-role. He went on to win two consecutive Filmfare Best Actor Awards — in the 2001 film Citizen, in which he appeared in nine different appearances, and in the 2002 film, Villain, playing twins, one of which had a disability. He was later recognized for his triple role in Varalaru, his biggest grosser to date.He was recognised for his more sensitive character portrayal in Kireedam. Ajith thus established himself as one of the leading actors of contemporary Tamil cinema.

In addition to being an actor, Ajith is a race driver, having driven in Formula Three for a season and an active ambassador for the Green Revolution. He used to be known in the Indian media for publicly speaking his mind and openly expressing his opinions, occasionally surrounding himself with controversy. However, in recent years, he has maintained a silent dignity to avoid problems that come with a controversial image.

Billa and the future

By contrast, in 2006, Ajith acted in 3 projects. First he acted in Paramasivan directed P.Vasu and then in Thirupathi directed by Perarasu. Both were moderate hits. Later that year he released his 3 years project Varalaru directed by K. S. Ravikumar . Varalaru turned out to be a blockbuster . He donned a triple role playing a father and two sons . The role got him a Filmfare award for best actor 2007 .

Ajith's first film in 2007 was with the newcomer director Chella enboobled Aalwar . Both Varalaru and Aalwar were opposite Asin . Aalwar did not live up to the expectations created by the success of Varalaru . As a result it was another major let down for Ajith . After Aalwar , Ajith acted in a remake of a 1989 National Award winning Mohanlal classic , boobled Kireedam opposite Trisha Krishnan . The film was produced by Anil Ambani's conglomerate Adlabs Films and marked their entry into Kollywood . Ajith sustained a recurring spinal injury on the sets of the film. ^[12] Kireedam did well at box office and was a Hit. Ajith was well appreciated for acting in such an emotional and different film.

On Dec 14th 2007, Ajit's Magnus Opus BILLA released, the film got an massive release and was received positively all over the world, it was also the first Tamil movie to be released with subboobles in foreign countries. It turned out to be a blockbuster .The film was a remake of Rajinikanth's 1980 Tamil film Billa which itself was a remake of Amitabh Bachan's 1978 Hindi film Don which in turn was remade by Shah Rukh Khan in 2006 as Don again . The film was directed by Vishnuvardhan and expectations were high on this film with Nayanthara , Namitha and Rose Dawn pairing up with Ajith for the first time . After Billa , Ajith is currently filming for Aegan directed by Raju Sundaram . Ajith started filming for the film from January 2008 , possibly for a June 2008 release .

Personal life

Family

Ajith began dating his Amarkalam co-star Shalini in 1999. At that time , their involvement made him a regular subject of tabloid gossip , a role to which he was unaccustomed . They were married in 2000 in Chennai , where they invited many other Kollywood actors and actresses including Rajnikanth, Kamal Hasan , Vijay , Surya and R. Madhavan . As both were of different religions , Ajith being a Hindu and Shalini being a Christian , they were married together in the customs of both religions . After their marriage in the year 2000 , Shalini retired as an actress and became a full time housewife . However she did accompany Ajith to the sets of his films as moral support . On January 3rd , 2008 , the couple were blessed with a baby girl , Anoushka .

Professional car racer

Ajith is a professional car racer and drove in circuits around India in places such as Mumbai , Chennai and Delhi . He had also been abroad for various races including Germany and Malaysia . He drove in the Formula 3 for the team Mango Racing .

He was in 2004, India’s third best driver after Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandok.

Ambassador For The Green Revolution

Ajith is an ambassador for the Green Revolution , an organization to clean up the Chennai environment . He uses his films for subtle marketing of his ideas and planted 101 saplings in his locality in Adyar , Chennai in 2005 . This was to make an awareness about the environment and to increase the oxygen levels in Chennai due to the pollution caused by everyday motorists . This action was welcomed by the public . Since then the Green Revolution themselves have went on to plant many saplings in other parts of Tamil Nadu.