The man who has been ruling hearts since 1993, used to work as a part-time mechanic and as a garment exporter before entering the film industry.
After appearing as a schoolboy in the 1990-movie En Veedu En Kanavar, Ajith Kumar made his acting debut in the 1993-movie Amaravathi. The same year, he made his Telugu debut with the movie Prema Pusthakam.
Many might not know but Ajith Kumar made his Bollywood debut in 2011 with a crisp role in Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Asoka. He played the role of the antagonist Susima Maurya or Shah Rukh Khan’s on-screen step brother in the movie.
Ajith is a big time fan of car and bike racing and has participated in the 2003 Formula Asia BMW Championships and 2010 Formula 2 Championship. Ajith also possess a pilot license.
It is his love for car racing that has made him fall for premium cars and bikes. Ajith has a Honda Accord and BMW 7-Series 740 Li as premium 4-wheelers. The superstar also possess a Aprilia Caponard, a BMW S1000 RR, a BMW K1300 S, Yahama FZR, and a Kawasaki Ninja ZX 14R.
Ajith Kumar was honoured with the Kalaimaamani Award in 2000 for his excellent contribution in the field of art and literature.
In 2001, Ajith won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Poovellam Un Vasam and in 2006, he again won the same award for Varalru.
Ajith also won the Best Actor award at the Filmfare Awards South for three times – for Vaali in 1999, for Villain in 2002 and for Varalaru in 2006. He also won 2 Vijay Awards as the Best Actor and Favourite Hero for Varalaru in 2006. Ajith again won 2 Vijay Awards as the Best Villain and Favourite Hero for Mankatha in 2011
Ajith fell in love with Shalini in 1999 while shooting for Amarkalam. Later the two got married and is blessed with a daughter Anoshka and a son Aadvik.