Ajith Kumar

Indian actor and sports car racer

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2025 Received the Padma Bhushan award, a prestigious national honor in India.
2025 Received the Padma Bhushan award, a prestigious national honor in India.
2025 Two unspecified films in post-production confirmed for future release.
February 6 2025 Upcoming film Arjun scheduled for release
February 6 2025 Upcoming film scheduled for release
2023 Appeared in Thunivu as Dark Devil.
November 2023 Founded 'Venus Motorcycle Tours', a motorcycle touring agency.
November 2023 Founded 'Venus Motorcycle Tours', a motorcycle touring agency.
2022 Starred in Valimai as Arjun Kumar.
February 24 2022 Collaborated with director Vinoth in the action film Valimai, which was released to mixed reviews.
February 24 2022 Collaborated with director Vinoth in the action film Valimai, which was released to mixed reviews.
2019 Acted in two films: Viswasam as Thookku Durai and Nerkonda Paarvai as Bharath Subramaniam.
2018 Appointed as test pilot and UAV system advisor by Madras Institute of Technology for Medical Express-2018 UAV Challenge.
2018 Appointed as test pilot and UAV system advisor by Madras Institute of Technology for Medical Express-2018 UAV Challenge.
2017 Starred in Vivegam as Ajay Kumar (AK).
2015 Became a father again with the birth of his son
2015 Became a father again with the birth of his son
2015 Collaborated with Gautham Vasudev Menon in the crime thriller Yennai Arindhaal, earning a Best Tamil Actor nomination at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South for his performance as an undercover police officer.
2014 Starred in Veeram and Yennai Arindhaal, earning his ninth and tenth Filmfare Award nominations for Best Actor - Tamil.
2014 Starred in Veeram and Yennai Arindhaal, earning his ninth and tenth Filmfare Award nominations for Best Actor - Tamil.
2014 Played the character Vinayagam in Veeram.
2013 Starred in Arrambam as Ashok Kumar.
2012 Ajith Kumar appeared in two films: Billa II as David Billa and a small role in English Vinglish as a flight passenger.
2011 Played an antihero role as a money-minded, suspended police officer in Mankatha, which had the biggest opening that year for a Tamil film and became his biggest commercial success up to that point.
2010 Participated in the MRF Racing series, racing in circuits around India including Mumbai, Chennai, and Delhi.
2010 Starred in Mankatha, his 50th project, playing a full-length negative role as Vinayak Mahadevan, a suspended police officer, breaking stereotypical hero image in Tamil cinema.
2010 Participated in the MRF Racing series and raced in the Formula 2 Championship alongside two other Indian drivers, Armaan Ebrahim and Parthiva Sureshwaren.
2010 Participated in the MRF Racing series, racing in circuits around India including Mumbai, Chennai, and Delhi.
2010 Starred in Mankatha, his 50th project, playing a full-length negative role as Vinayak Mahadevan, a suspended police officer, breaking stereotypical hero image in Tamil cinema.
2010 Participated in the MRF Racing series and raced in the Formula 2 Championship alongside two other Indian drivers, Armaan Ebrahim and Parthiva Sureshwaren.
2010 Ajith Kumar starred in Aasal, playing dual roles as Jeevanantham and Shiva, and also worked as the screenwriter for the film.
April 2010 Ajith began training for the FIA Formula Two Championship season with Eurasian Racing in Sepang, Malaysia, using a Formula Renault V6 car and losing 11 kilograms during preparation.
April 2010 Ajith began training for the FIA Formula Two Championship season with Eurasian Racing in Sepang, Malaysia, using a Formula Renault V6 car and losing 11 kilograms during preparation.
February 2010 Released Aasal, which took a grand opening but ultimately failed at the box office.
February 2010 Ajith competed in the final round of the MRF racing series in Chennai, but failed to finish the race due to mechanical problems.
February 2010 Released Aasal, which took a grand opening but ultimately failed at the box office.
February 2010 Ajith competed in the final round of the MRF racing series in Chennai, but failed to finish the race due to mechanical problems.

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