Ajith Kumar Biography

Ajith Kumar Biography Name: Ajith Kumar
Dob: May 1, 1971
Family: Palakkad Tamil Iyer father and a Sindhi mother
Debut Film: Amaravathi in Both Tamil and Telugu

Ajith delivered his first major hit in Aasai. Next year he starred in another success, Kadhal Kottai. It was followed by a slump of two years with limited successes, some of which include Ullasam and Kadhal Mannan.

Ajith received his first Filmfare Best Actor Award in Tamil for his dual role in Vaali (1999). He was noted for his romantic roles in melodramas like Mugavari and Kandukondain Kandukondain though his focus later turned to action films after the success of Amarkalam and Dheena.

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'Badhaai Ho' to be remade in south Indian languages

    Updated On : Mar 19,2019   1:56 pm
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Producer Boney Kapoor is set to remake last year's hit Hindi film "Badhaai Ho" in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. View More..

Sri Lanka plans colour coding for packaged food

    Updated On : Mar 18,2019   4:28 pm
Colombo, March 18 (IANS) Sri Lankan Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said on Monday health authorities would introduce a colour coding scheme for packaged food, indicating levels of sugar, fat and salt, in an effort to curb non-communicable diseases. View More..

'Pink' Tamil remake titled 'Nerkonda Paarvai', makers unveil first look

    Updated On : Mar 05,2019   7:52 am
Chennai, March 5 (IANS) The Tamil remake of Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu starrer "Pink", which will be bankrolled by Boney Kapoor, has been officially titled "Nerkonda Paarvai". View More..

I enjoyed directing 'Lucifer': Prithviraj Sukumaran

    Updated On : Feb 24,2019   5:38 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Actor Prithviraj Sukumaran is making his directorial debut with "Lucifer", and hopes people appreciate his work behind the camera. View More..

I-League: Manzi's late strikes put Chennai City in driver's seat

    Updated On : Feb 18,2019   10:00 pm
Shillong, Feb 18 (IANS) Pedro Manzi, now the 12th I-League's joint highest scorer with 18 goals to his credit, scored two and set up another, all in the space of 12 minutes, to help table-toppers Chennai City FC beat Shillong Lajong FC 4-2 in a return leg fixture at the JLN Stadium, here on Monday. View More..

Akalis-BJP want privilege motion, sedition case against Sidhu

    Updated On : Feb 18,2019   7:16 pm
Chandigarh, Feb 18 (IANS) Upping the ante against Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, the Akali Dal and the BJP on Monday urged the Assembly Speaker to initiate a privilege motion against him for his comments in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack. View More..

Punjab Budget session heats up as Akalis protest against Sidhu

    Updated On : Feb 18,2019   1:48 pm
Chandigarh, Feb 18 (IANS) Angry scenes were witnessed in the Punjab Assembly in a war of words between state cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and opposition Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MLAs, especially Bikram Singh Majithia, which forced adjournment before the budget could be presented in the House here on Monday. View More..

Amarinder wants 'befitting reply' to Pakistan

    Updated On : Feb 15,2019   1:44 pm
Chandigarh, Feb 15 (IANS) Mincing no words, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday called for a "befitting response to the enemy" and warned the Pakistan Army and ISI against indulging in any such games in Punjab, as the state Assembly passed an unanimous resolution strongly condemning the barbaric attack by Jaish terrorists on a CRPF convoy in Pulwama. View More..

Sridevi's family holds puja before her 1st death anniversary

    Updated On : Feb 14,2019   6:32 pm
Chennai, Feb 14 (IANS) Ahead of her first death anniversary on February 24, actress Sridevi's family, including her husband Boney Kapoor, children Janhvi and Khushi and brother-in-law Anil Kapoor, held a puja for her here on Thursday. View More..

Akalis put up dummy smartphones stall outside Punjab Assembly

    Updated On : Feb 14,2019   2:10 pm
Chandigarh, Feb 14 (IANS) To remind the Congress government in Punjab led by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh about its pre-poll promise of giving smartphones to youth in the state, the Shiromani Akali Dal legislators on Thursday put up a stall of dummy smartphones outside the Punjab Assembly. View More..

'Political obituary' of Rahul Gandhi written today: Akali Dal leader

    Updated On : Feb 11,2019   1:52 pm
Chandigarh, Feb 11 (IANS) A Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader said on Monday that Congress President Rahul Gandhi's "political obituary" had been written with the launch of his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra into active politics. View More..

Boney Kapoor to produce remake of Egyptian film

    Updated On : Feb 11,2019   12:26 pm
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) Producer Boney Kapoor has taken the rights of Egyptian drama "Hepta: The Last Lecture" to remake the film in Hindi and other languages in India. View More..

Ex-High Court judge files criminal complaint against Badal

    Updated On : Feb 08,2019   11:12 pm
Chandigarh, Feb 8 (IANS) Punjab and Haryana High Court former judge Justice Ranjit Singh has filed a criminal complaint against Punjab's former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, who is the Shiromani Akali Dali (SAD) chief, for deliberately and willfully making "false, derogatory and defamatory" statements against him. View More..

Chandimal axed from Sri Lanka Test squad

    Updated On : Feb 05,2019   8:50 pm
Colombo, Feb 5 (IANS) Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Tuesday dropped out-of-form skipper Dinesh Chandimal from the Test squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa. View More..

Bhagwant Mann takes over as AAP Punjab President again

    Updated On : Jan 30,2019   4:46 pm
Chandigarh, Jan 30 (IANS) Sangrur Member of Parliament (MP) Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday took over as president of the Punjab unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). View More..

Mann to take over AAP Punjab chief on January 30

    Updated On : Jan 29,2019   6:30 pm
Chandigarh, Jan 29 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann will take over the reins of the party's Punjab unit on January 30, it was announced on Tuesday. View More..

Vidya Balan to make Tamil debut with 'Pink' remake

    Updated On : Jan 28,2019   12:46 pm
Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan, last seen on screen in Telugu film "NTR Kathanayakudu", will be making her Tamil debut via upcoming yet-untitled Tamil remake of Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu starrer "Pink". View More..

Vidya Balan's Tamil debut to be 'Pink' remake

    Updated On : Jan 28,2019   10:44 am
Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) Actress Vidya Balan, last seen on screen in Telugu film "NTR Kathanayakudu", will be making her Tamil debut via upcoming yet-untitled Tamil remake of Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu starrer "Pink". View More..

SAD smells corruption in Punjab's move to privatize rural health services

    Updated On : Jan 21,2019   6:20 pm
Chandigarh, Jan 21 (IANS) Alleging corruption in the move by the Punjab government to privatize rural healthcare services, the Shiromani Akali Dal on MOnday demanded a high-level probe into it. View More..

Duterte's drug war 'example to the world': Sirisena

    Updated On : Jan 18,2019   2:54 pm
Manila/Colombo, Jan 18 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has praised his Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Dutertes brutal war on drugs, which has taken thousands of lives, calling it an "example to the world". View More..