Ajith Kumar is one of the most famous and Talented Indian actors. He was born on 1 May 1971 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Ajith Kumar’s successful career in the film industry.
He started his career in the film industry with an uncredited role as a school student in En Veedu En Kanavar (1990). Three years later he appeared in the Telugu-language film Prema Pusthakam (1993), which marked his official debut. The film directed by Gollapudi Maruthi Rao also features another debutant Kanchan in the lead role.
The same year, the actor made his debut in the Tamil film industry with Amaravathi directed by Selva. It was the actor`s first hit and it opened to a positive critical response.
Ajith Kumar first major hit, over the next couple of years, Ajit starred in films like Paasamalargal (1994), Pavithra (1994), and Aasai (1995). Whilst the first film did not fare well at the box office, the latter two not only won critical praises but also won raked in good numbers at the box office. Continuing his successful run in 1995.
The same year, the actor made his debut in a Bollywood film alongside Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Hrishita Bhatt in the Indian epic historical drama Asoka, which was based on the life of the former emperor Asoka of the Maurya dynasty.
Although the film garnered highly positive critical reviews, it did not fare well at the box office. Following, the success of Villain, the actor had a dull period in his career, before getting his next major hit in 2006 with Varalaru.
In 2012, the actor reprised his titular role in Billa II directed by Chakri Toleti. The film, which was the second installment in the Billa series, just like its first movie fared pretty well at the box office as well as got positive critical reviews.
The same year, the actor made a cameo appearance in the Tamil dubbed version of the critically acclaimed Hindi movie English Vinglish directed by Gauri Shinde and starring Sridevi Kapoor.
Over the next three years, the actor had three releases Arrambam (2013), Veeram (2014), and Yennai Arindhal (2015), all of which fared well at the box office and earned him a Filmfare Award Nomination for Best Actor – Tamil.
His 2017 release includes Blind Date with Ajith Kumar and Vivegam, an action thriller film directed by Siva. His other releases include Viswasam (2019), Nerkonda Paarvai (2019), Valimai (2022), and Thunivu (2023).
Ajith is the son of Mohini Kumar who comes from Kolkata and P. Subramaniam. The actor has two brothers, Anoop Kumar who works as a stockbroker in New York, and Anil Kumar, an IIT Madras graduate working in Seattle. Ajith also had two younger twin sisters both of whom died at a young age.
Ajith Kumar started dating actress Shalini Kumar when the two met on the sets of Amarkalam in 1999. The actor proposed Shalini in June 1999 and after getting her parents` approval, the duo tied the knot in April 2000 in Chennai.
The couple has two children, a daughter named Anoushka who was born in January 2008, and a son named Aadvik who was born in March 2015.