
After Amaravathi 's release, Ajith opted against acting, and instead tried pursuing a career in auto racing.
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He followed it up the same year with Prema Pusthakam, his only Telugu film till date. Despite being a moderate success, the film helped him obtain more modelling assignments. 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). The period-drama, starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan, revolves around the fictional friendship between two real freedom fighters- Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju.Ajith Kumar is an Indian actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. Rajamouli, on the other hand, is awaiting the release of RRR. The cast includes RX 100 actor Karthikeya, V J Bani, Yogi Babu and Kannada actor Achyuth Kumar. She, however, does not play Ajith's love interest in Vinoth's magnum opus. The movie stars Huma Qureshi, who made her Kollywood debut with Rajinikanth's Kaala, as the leading lady. It has an urban setting and revolves around what happens when a cop locks horns with a dangerous foe. This explains the tremendous buzz surrounding his upcoming movie Valimai, directed by H Vinoth. The Viswasam actor rarely attends press meets or pre-release events, which added to the aura surrounding him. He also warned them against trolling those who criticise his work.

The moniker stuck with him in the years to follow as he consolidated his standing in the industry with films such as Mankatha and Veeram.Īlso read | They are cameos, won't cheat my audience: S S Rajamouli on Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt's roles in 'RRR'Ījith is not in favour the concept of fan clubs and asked his well-wishers to refrain from setting up any such associations. He added that the Citizen hero has 'crores of fans', which bears testimony to his popularity.įans started calling Ajith 'Thala' after the release of the action drama Dheena, which premiered in theatres in 2001. Speaking on a chat show, he said that he 'admires' the actor's decision as it highlighted his humility. Maverick filmmaker S S Rajamouli, who is busy promoting his upcoming movie Rise Roar Revolt (RRR), has now, reacted to the mass hero's decision. He further added that they should refer to him by his name or initials 'AK'. Tamil star Ajith Kumar recently told his fans to stop addressing him as 'Thala', which created a great deal of buzz among fans.
