Raasi1997
As Kumar
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Ajith Kumar
Born
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 (67)
Aśoka2001
As Susima Maurya
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Vidaamuyarchi2025
As Arjun
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Ji2005
As Vasu
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Vaali1999
As Deva / Shiva
TMDb 7.0 / 10
GladiatorsRelease date TBA
As Self
Aval Varuvala1998
As Jeeva
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Yennai Arindhaal2015
As DCP Sathyadev IPS
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Anantha Poongattre...
Anantha Poongattre...1999
As Jeeva
Rettai Jadai Vayasu1997
As Vijay
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Anjaneya2003
As Paramaguru
TMDb 2.5 / 10
Good Bad Ugly2025
As AK 'Red Dragon'
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Minor Mappillai1996
As Ramu (Minor Mapillai)
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Kalloori Vaasal1996
As Vasanth
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Ullasam1997
As 'Guru' Gurumoorthy
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Thunivu2023
As Dark Devil
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Vaanmathi1996
As Krishna
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Paramasivan2006
As Subramanium Siva / Paramasivan / Eshwar
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Viswasam2019
As Thooku Durai
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Nesam1997
As Nathan
Valimai2022
As ACP Arjun Kumar IPS
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Mankatha2011
As Vinayak Mahadevan
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Billa2007
As David Billa / Saravana Velu
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Kandukondain Kandukondain2000
As Manohar
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Attagasam2004
As Guru / Jeeva
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Arrambam2013
As Ashok Kumar
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Mankatha 2
Mankatha 2Release date TBA
Dare DevilRelease date TBA
As Dare Devil
Vivegam2017
As Ajay Kumar
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Rajavin Parvaiyile1995
As Chandru
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Veeram2014
As Vinayagam
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Kadhal Kottai1996
As Surya
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Aegan2008
As Shiva
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Aasai1995
As Jeeva
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Citizen2001
As Citizen (Arivanandam/Abdullah/Anthony) and Subramani
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Billa II2012
As David Billa
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Mugavari2000
As Sridhar
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Red2002
As Red
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Nerkonda Paarvai2019
As Bharath Subramaniam
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dheena2001
As Dheenadhayalan (Dheena)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Poovellam Un Vasam2001
As Chinna
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Raja2002
As Raja
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Jana2004
As Jana
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Kadhal Mannan1998
As Shiva
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Vedalam2015
As Ganesh / Vedhalam
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Varalaru2006
As Sivashankar / Vishnu / Jeeva
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Unnai Thedi1999
As Raghu
Paasamalargal1994
As Kumar
Thirupathi2006
As Thirupathi
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Amarkalam1999
As Vasu
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen1998
As Sanjay (Guest Role)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Pavithra1994
As Ashok
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Villain2002
As Shiva / Vishnu
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven2000
As Surya
TMDb 5.0 / 10
En Veedu En Kanavar
En Veedu En Kanavar1990
As Uncreditted role as a school boy
Amaravathi1993
As Arjun
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Asal2010
As Shiva and Shiva's Father
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Thodarum1999
As Jayaram
Uyirodu Uyiraga1998
As Ajay
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Nee Varuvai Ena1999
As Subramani
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Kireedam2007
As Shaktivel
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Untitled AK - Manu Anand Film
Untitled AK - Manu Anand FilmRelease date TBA
Aalwar2007
As Shiva
TMDb 3.5 / 10
Pagaivan1997
As Prabu
ప్రేమపుస్తకం1993
As Siddhartha
Ennai Thalatta Varuvala2003
As Sathees
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Untitled Shankar - Ajith Kumar Film
Untitled Shankar - Ajith Kumar FilmRelease date TBA
Filmography and biography: TMDb