Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian film actor best known for his work in Tamil cinema. In addition to his acting, Ajith Kumar in a sabbatical, participated in the 2004 British Formula 3 season as a Formula Two racing driver and was ranked the third best motor car driver in India at his peak.[3][4]
He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai (1995),[5]before going on to establish himself as a romantic hero with Kadhal Kottai (1996), Aval Varuvala (1998) and Kadhal Mannan (1998) being the most notable. He was later seen in Vaali (1999), Mugavaree (2000), Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000) and Citizen(2001)[6] before establishing himself as an action hero with popular films, including Amarkalam (1999), Dheena (2001), Villain (2002),Mankatha (2011), Arrambam (2013), Veeram (2014) and Vedalam (2015). In 2014, Kumar was listed in Forbes India’s Top 100