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- Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. Apart from a small role in the 1990 Tamil film En Veedu En Kanavar, his professional career began three years later with his debut as a lead actor in Tamil cinema with Amaravathi (1993). Despite being a moderate success, the film helped him obtain more modelling assignments. He followed it up the same year with Prema Pusthakam, his only Telugu film till date. After Amaravathi's release, Ajith opted against acting, and instead tried pursuing a career in auto racing. While training for an amateur race, he injured his back and underwent three major surgeries, leaving him bed-ridden for a year and a half. After recovering from the injury, he played supporting roles in Paasamalargal (1994) and Pavithra (1994). After this he acted with Vijay and gained recognition as a Tamil actorABC. The following year, he had his breakthrough with the romantic thriller Aasai. His performance earned him critical acclaim and established him as an up-and-coming actor in Tamil cinema. He was next seen as the main lead in Agathiyan's epistolary Kadhal Kottai (1996), a critical and commercial success. In 1997 he had five releases, all of which were commercial failures. Ajith's dual portrayal of twin brothers—where one is deaf-mute—in S. J. Suryah's Vaalee (1999) won him his first Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor. Impressed with his performance in that film, Rajiv Menon cast Ajith in the ensemble drama Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) which was also commercial and critical success. The following year, he collaborated with debutant director AR Murugadoss on the action film Dheena. The film was successful in establishing his reputation as an action hero and earning him the nickname "Thala" ("head"). He earned critical acclaim for his dual role performance in the vigilante film Citizen (2001), and the film was commercial success. and a Best Actor nomination at Filmfare for the drama Poovellam Un Vasam (2001). His last release of the year was Santosh Sivan's Hindi film Aśoka, where he played a brief antagonistic role opposite Shah Rukh Khan. His performance as twin brothers in K. S. Ravikumar's 2002 film Villain won him a second Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor. Between 2003 and 2005 Ajith cut back on his acting career to focus on racing. During this time, he had his only commercial success with Attahasam (2004). Two years later he starred in Ravikumar's Varalaru, in which he played three different roles. It became the highest-grossing Tamil film of that year, and Ajith went on to receive his third Best Tamil Actor award at Filmfare for his performance. In 2007 he was seen in two remakes—Kireedam and Billa, both of which earned biggest box office hits. His next two releases, Aegan (2008) and Aasal (2010), were critical and commercial failures. Ajith played an antihero—as a money-minded, suspended police officer—in Venkat Prabhu's Mankatha (2011). It had the biggest opening of that year for a Tamil film, and became Ajith's biggest commercial success to that point. His next release, Billa II (2012), Tamil cinema's first prequel, opened to mixed reviews. He followed that with the multi-starrer Arrambam (2013) and Siva's masala film Veeram (2014), both of which were commercially successful. In 2015 he collaborated with Gautham Vasudev Menon for the crime thriller Yennai Arindhaal. His performance as an undercover police officer earned him a Best Tamil Actor nomination at the 63rd Filmfare Awards South. His second release of the year, Vedalam, had the biggest opening day in Tamil cinema and was among the highest grossing Tamil films of the year. (en)
- adalah seorang aktor India yang biasanya berkarya dalam perfilman Tamil, Selain peran kecil dalam film Tamil 1990 , karier profesionalnya dimulai tiga tahun kemudian pada film Telugu .Ia membuat debutnya sebagai aktor utama dalam sinema Tamil dengan (1993). Meskipun meraih pemasukan rata-rata dari karya aktingnya, film tersebut membantunya lebih banyak mendapatkan ketenaran. Setelah debutnya, ia memainkan peran pendukung dalam film-film seperti (1993) dan Pavithra (1994). Pada 1995, ia mencapai puncak kariernya pada film cerita seru percintaan . Kesuksesan film tersebut membuatnya menjadi aktor terdepan dalam sinema Tamil. Ia kemudian tampil sebagai pemeran utama dalam Agathiyan Kadhal Kottai (1996). Film-film berikutnya, (1997) dan (1998), mengalami kegagalan secara komersial. Peran ganda Ajith dari saudara kembar—dimana salah satunya bisu-tuli—dalam (1999) karya S. J. Surya membuatnya memenangkan Penghargaan Filmfare untuk Aktor Tamil Terbaik pertamanya. Menjadi tenar karena penampilannya dalam Vaali, Rajiv Menon menempatkan Ajith dalam film drama Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000). Pada tahun berikutnya, ia berkolaborasi dengan sutradara debutan AR Murugadoss untuk film aksi . Film tersebut meraih kesuksesan, mendirikan reputasinya sebagai dan membuatnya mendapatkan julukan "Thala". Berikutnya, ia tampil dalam (2001), dimana ia memerankan sembilan karakter berbeda. Film drama membuatnya meraih di Penghargaan Film Negara Bagian Tamil Nadu. Perilisan terakhirnya pada tahun tersebut adalah film Hindi karya Santosh Sivan Aśoka, dimana ia memainkan peran antagonis dan beradu peran dengan Shah Rukh Khan. Penampilannya sebagai saudara kembar dalam film 2002 karya K. S. Ravikumar membuatnya memenangkan Penghargaan Filmfare kedua (Aktor Tamil Terbaik). Antara 2003 dan 2005, Ajith hengkang dari karier akting untuk berkonsentrasi pada karier balapnya. Pada masa itu, ia hanya sukses dengan film (2004). Pada 2006, ia kembali akting dengan film , kolaborasi keduanya dengan Ravikumar. Ia memainkan tiga peran berbeda, salah satunya menjadi penari klasik. Film tersebut menjadi film Tamil dengan keuntungan tertinggi pada tahun tersebut, dan Ajith meraih Penghargaan Filmfare ketiganya (Aktor Tamil Terbaik) untuk penampilannya. Pada 2007, ia tampil dalam dua film— dan . Kireedam merupakan remake film Malayalam 1989 dengan nama yang sama sementara Billa merupakan pembuatan ulang dari film Tamil 1980 . Dua perilisan berikutnya, (2008) dan (2010), meraih kegagalan kritis dan komersial. Ajith memerankan seorang perwira polisi jahat yang memikirkn uang dalam (2011) karya Venkat Prabhu. Penampilannya dalam film tersebut membuatnya meraih sambutan meraih karena mematahkan citra stereotipe dari pemeran utama dalam sinema Tamil. Mankatha meraih pembukaan terbesar dari tahunnya untuk film Tamil dan memberi kesuksesan komersial besar dalam karier Ajith pada masa itu. Perilisan berikutnya, (2012), prekuel pertama sinema Tamil, meraih ulasan negatif. Ia menyusulnya dengan (2013) dan film masala karya Siva Veeram (2014), yang keduanya meraih kesuksesan komersial. Pada 2015, ia berkolaborasi dengan Gautham Menon dalam film drama kejahatan Yennai Arindhaal. Penampilannya sebagai seorang perwira polisi membuatnya meraih nominasi Aktor Tamil Terbaik di Penghargaan Filmfare Selatan ke-63. Ia berkolaborasi dengan Siva untuk kedua lainnya dalam Vedalam (2015), yang meraih pembukaan terbesar dalam sinema Tamil dan menjadi salah satu film Tamil dengan keuntungan tertinggi pada tahun tersebut. (in)
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- Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. Apart from a small role in the 1990 Tamil film En Veedu En Kanavar, his professional career began three years later with his debut as a lead actor in Tamil cinema with Amaravathi (1993). Despite being a moderate success, the film helped him obtain more modelling assignments. He followed it up the same year with Prema Pusthakam, his only Telugu film till date. After Amaravathi's release, Ajith opted against acting, and instead tried pursuing a career in auto racing. While training for an amateur race, he injured his back and underwent three major surgeries, leaving him bed-ridden for a year and a half. After recovering from the injury, he played supporting roles in Paasamalargal (1994) and Pavithra (1994). A (en)
- adalah seorang aktor India yang biasanya berkarya dalam perfilman Tamil, Selain peran kecil dalam film Tamil 1990 , karier profesionalnya dimulai tiga tahun kemudian pada film Telugu .Ia membuat debutnya sebagai aktor utama dalam sinema Tamil dengan (1993). Meskipun meraih pemasukan rata-rata dari karya aktingnya, film tersebut membantunya lebih banyak mendapatkan ketenaran. Setelah debutnya, ia memainkan peran pendukung dalam film-film seperti (1993) dan Pavithra (1994). Pada 1995, ia mencapai puncak kariernya pada film cerita seru percintaan . Kesuksesan film tersebut membuatnya menjadi aktor terdepan dalam sinema Tamil. Ia kemudian tampil sebagai pemeran utama dalam Agathiyan Kadhal Kottai (1996). Film-film berikutnya, (1997) dan (1998), mengalami kegagalan secara komersial. (in)
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