Ajith Kumar (Tamil: அஜித் குமார்) born in Hyderabad, India on May 1, 1971) is a Tamil film actor.

Early life and education
Ajith started his film career at the age of 21 as a actor Telugu movie Prema Pustagam in 1992.

Film career
Ajith's first big budget venture Godfather was with Shalini and Naseer, but only after Agathiyan's Vaanmathi and particularly the National Award winning Kadhal Kottai, which established him as an accomplished actor in Kollywood. Kadhal Kottai grossed almost Rs.100 million at the box office playing for 240 days. Ajith later played in Amitabh Bachchan's debut Tamil production

1995-2000
In 2001, Ajith played the role of Shahrukh Khan's brother in the historical film Asoka. He began the year with Dheena by A.R. Murugadas. This showed Ajith as a rowdy alongside Suresh Gopi and Laila. Several movies followed: among them the Citizen opposite Vasundhara Das; romantic entertainers like Poovellam Un Vasam and Raja opposite Jyothika and the action tale Red.

2000-2005
By contrast, in 2006, Ajith acted in 2 hits and 1 blockbuster projects, Paramasivan.

2005 to Present

Personal life
In early 1999, he began dating his Amarkalam co-star Shalini. Ajith's involvement with Shalini also made him a regular subject of tabloid gossip then, a role to which he was unaccustomed. After their marriage in the year 2000, Shalini retired as an actress and became a full time homemaker. In 2007, it was announced that the pair was set to have a baby later in the year.

Relationships and family

Motor racing career
Ajith is a professional motorcyclist who drove in circuits around India in places such as Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. He had also been abroad in his various races including Germany and Malaysia. He drove in the Formula 3 for the team Mango Racing. Charity Work
Ajith is an ambassador for the Green Revolution, an awareness campaign and effort to clean up the Chennai environment. He uses his films for subtle marketing of his ideas, and planted 101 saplings in his locality in Adyar, Chennai.

Ambassador For The Green Revolution
Ajith created this non-profit organisation named after his parents in order to promote self-hygiene and civic consciousness, and helping to ease the problems of urban sprawl.

Awards