Ajith Thumbapoo

Ajith Kumar Subramaniam is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. To date, he has starred in over 63 films, and won four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. In addition to his acting career, Ajith is an occasional racing driver and participated in the MRF Racing series and having competed in circuits around India in places such as Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. He is one among very few Indians to race in the international arena and in Formula championships. Based on the annual earnings of Indian celebrities, he was included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list three times. Kumar began his career with a small role in the 1990 Tamil romantic drama En Veedu En Kanavar. After his success in Rajavin Parvaiyile, his first major breakthrough was Aasai, Ajith established himself as a romantic hero with Kadhal Kottai, Kaadhal Mannan and Aval Varuvala, and established himself as an action hero starting with the film Amarkkalam. Kumar's dual portrayal of twin brothers—where one is deaf-mute—in S. J. Suryah's Vaalee won him his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_K...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)