Ajith Kumar is one of the prominent actors in the contemporary Tamil films. Although his debut movie was in Telugu, Prema Pustagam (1992), he remains busy with the Tamil films nowadays. Ajith Kumar has established himself as one of the versatile actors on the silver screen. Starting out with small budget films Ajith Kumar is now recognised as one of the most important Tamil actors who have helped the Tamil film industry to grow.

In 1993 his first Tamil film, Amaravathi was released. It was his first film as a leading man. The National Award winning movie Kadhal Kottai brought recognition for Ajith Kumar. In this film he plays the role of an anonymous lover. Ajith`s first big budget venture was Aasai but it was released after Agathiyan`s Vaanmathi. The latter and Kadhal Kottai established him as a romantic hero. With Ullasam Ajith Kumar established himself as one of the highest paid stars in the Tamil film industry.

Vaali (1999) gave his career a boost. Ajith Kumar is seen in a double role in the Tamil film. One of the characters was that of a deaf and mute man who is attracted by his sister-in-law. He shared the screen with Simran as his leading lady. Ajith Kumar`s brilliant histrionic skill fetched him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. In 2000 Ajith performed with Mammooty, Abbas, Tabu and Aishwarya Rai in Kandukondain Kandukondain. Mugavari followed in 2001 with Ajith and Jyothika as the lead pair. Ajith Kumar has by now established himself as one of the most versatile actors in Indian cinema.

It was 2001 that Ajith got the opportunity to appear in Asoka. Although the film failed miserably but Ajith Kumar was appreciated for the anti-hero of the emperor`s brother. Returning to Tamil films he started the year with a major hit, Dheena directed by A.R. Murugadas. This movie depicted Ajith as an unruly youth. The star cast of the film also included Suresh Gopi and Laila. Several movies followed including Citizen with Vasundhara Das and then Red, a movie in the action genre. Ajith Kumar won two the Filmfare Best Actor Awards once again for Citizen. In this film he appeared in 9 different roles. Poovellam Un Vasam and Raja opposite Jyothika followed. in 2002 the film, Villain, once again helped him to bag the Filmfare Award. In the following years Ajith appeared in Anjaneya, Jana and Attagasam opposite Meera Jasmine, Sneha, and Pooja respectively. These films did not do well at the box office. Ajith Kumar then went onto star in Varalaru, directed by K. S. Ravikumar, where he played triple roles. The film was one of the top grosser of the year. Ajith Kumar was back with a bang.

In 2007 Ajith kumar appeared in Aalwar but the film did not fare well at the box office. Kireedam opposite Trisha Krishnan gave him back his stature as the popular Tamil actor. Ajith Kumar was highly praised for his sensitive portrayal in the film. The film was produced by the Adlabs Films. But the much-awaited film of 2007 was the magnum opus, Billa. The film enjoyed a huge release throughout the world. It was also the first Tamil film to be released with English sub titles. The film was a remake of Rajnikanth starrer 1980 Tamil film Billa. The film was directed by Vishnuvardhan and Ajith Kumar acted opposite Nayanthara, Namitha and Rose Dawn. The film was a runaway hit. Several films are currently in the pipeline for Ajith Kumar

The films of Ajith Kumar are as follows:

Year	Film	Year	Film
2008	Aegan	1999	Amarkalam
2007	Billa	1999	Nee Varuvai Ena
2007	Kireedam	1999	Anandha Poongatre
2007	Aalwar	1999	Vaali
2007	Varalaru	1999	Unnai Thedi
2006	Tirupathi	1999	Thodarum
2006	Paramasivan	1998	Uyirodu Uyiraga
2005	Ji	1998	Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
2004	Attagasam	1998	Kadhal Mannan
2003	Anjaneya	1997	Rettai Jadai Vayasu
2003	Ennai Thalatta Varuvala	1997	Ullasam
2002	Villain	1997	Nesam
2002	Raja	1996	Kadhal Kottai
2002	Red	1996	Kalloori Vaasal
2001	Poovellam Un Vasam	1996	Vaanmathi
2001	Citizen	1995	Aasai
2001	Dheena	1994	Pavithra
2001	Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven	1993	Amaravathi
2000	Kandukondain Kandukondain	1992	Prema Pustagam
2000	Mugavari