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Birthday boy, Thala Ajith has not only entertained the on-screen audience, but also has a vibrant off-screen personality because we all know his passion for sports, photography, among others.
Kollywood star Thala Ajith Kumar celebrates his birthday today. For Thala Ajith fans, it is not news that the actor has not only entertained the on-screen audience, but also has a vibrant off-screen personality as we all know his passion for sports, photography, among others. Although all of his films are celebrated by Ajith fans, his is popularly known for his films like Aasai (1995), Kadhal Kottai (1996), Aval Varuvala (1998), Vaali (1999), Mankatha (2011), Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and Vedalam (2015).
On his birthday, here are five lesser-known facts about the actor.
1. Ajith’s passion for racing started when he was as young as a school boy
Since he was a child, Ajith’s passion for auto racing was enormous. While we all know he is a runner, not everyone knows that he also worked as an apprentice with Enfield. Later, he became a professional car racer and eventually participated in circuits around the country in places like Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi. Thala Ajith also participated in foreign tournaments, including Germany and Malaysia. Ajith is also one of the few Indians to have competed in the international arena and in the Formula championships.
In 2010, Ajith made the headlines after participating in the Formula 2 Championship along with two other Indian racers, including Armaan Ebrahim and Parthiva Sureshwaren. In 2003, he managed to pass the inaugural Formula BMW Asia Championship and completed the season in 12th position.
2. Ajith dropped out of school before completing upper secondary
Although Ajith’s brothers have high academic grades, Ajith dropped out of school after the tenth standard. Until class 10, he studied at Asan Memorial School. Ajith, during one of his previous interviews, revealed that he was not interested in academics and that he was more interested in extracurricular activities and sports. In addition to racing, he also participated in NCC, rifle shooting, etc., while he was a student at the school. Speaking in an interview, he also revealed that he does not read anything other than Reader’s Digest.
3. Ajith Kumar’s love and breakup story with popular actress Heera Rajgopal
While we all know that Ajith Kumar and his wife Shalini got married after being in a relationship for several years. However, prior to Shalini, Ajith had a romantic relationship with South Indian actress Heera Rajgopal. Heera worked in many South Indian films from 1991 to 1999. He played key roles in many successful films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi. Ajith and Heera’s relationship was one of the most sensational ties of all time in Southern cinema. It all started when they both worked for the Kadhal Kottai National Award winning film. When it was reported that they were serious about the relationship and that they were getting married, they separated for unknown reasons. Finally, Ajith and Shalini fell in love and married, while Heera married a businessman who passed away a year after their marriage.
4. Before his first film, Amaravathi, Ajith had acted in En Veedu En Kanavar as a child artist.
Ajith had acted in many television commercials during her youth. One of his famous commercials was for the Miami Cushions. It should be noted here that the music for the ad was composed by AR Rahman. However, his debut film was as a children’s artist and in Suresh and Nadia Moidu, protagonist En Veedu En Kanavar. Although he did not have a major role in the film, he played a small role in a song.
5. Chiyaan Vikram had dubbed for Thala Ajith in his opening films
Since Ajith was not fluent in Tamil, his first two films were dubbed by Kollywood actor Chiyaan Vikram. In Ajith’s first Tamil film as the leading actor Amaravathi, his voice was voiced by Vikram. Vikram also dubbed by Ajith in his second movie Paasamalargal. Ajith and Vikram have shared screen space in the critically acclaimed movie Ullaasam.
We wish Thala Ajith a happy birthday!
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