Happy Birthday Ajith: ‘Vaali’ to ‘Mankatha’ - five award-winning movies of the star

Ajith is fondly called Thala by his fans, and the actor has an immense fan following. Thala Ajith celebrates his 49th birthday today and his fans are ready to storm the social media with their wishes. Through his impressive screen performances and off-screen personality, the actor has been ruling the cinema industry for over 29 years. Thala Ajith has achieved this level of stardom by delivering blockbuster films in the past. The actor has never failed to satisfy his fans, and has always been loyal to them. Wishing the talented actor a happy birthday, here is a look at five of his award-winning films from ‘Vaali’ to ‘Mankatha’.

Ajith and Simran played the lead roles in 'Vaali', which was directed by SJ Surya, while Ajith played the dual role as a twin brother. The story of the film is about the elder brother Ajith who has a hearing and speech impairment. He secretly loves his twin brother's wife, Priya (Simran). This is one of the must-watch films of actor Ajith as he even won the Filmfare for Best Actor for his performance in the film.

After playing a short role in Ajith's 'Vaali', Jyotika paired up with the star in the film 'Poovellam Un Vasam'. In the film, Ajith and Jyotika have been childhood friends as they belong to neighboring families. They then fall in love with each other. The film, which was directed by Ezhil, has proven Ajith as an actor par excellence, as he gave his all to this role. Also, Ajith won the special Tamil Nadu State Film Award for his performance in 'Poovellam Un Vasam'.

Ajith had teamed up with the super hit director KS Ravi Kumar for the film 'Villain' in 2002. Ajith played a dual role in the film. He played the role of a bus conductor as well as a disabled man. The bus conductor Ajith robs money from the corrupt to support an organization that aids the disabled. The transformation shown by Ajith in the film was highly praised, and the actor received his second Filmfare award for Best Actor after 'Vaali'.

After the super hit success of 'Villain' in 2002, Ajith again worked with director KS Ravikumar in 2006 for 'Varalaru'. But this time, Ajith played the triple role as a father and his two sons. The actor added more skills to his acting and displayed transformations in all three roles. This trio performance of the star earned him the Filmfare Award and the special Tamil Nadu State Film Award. The film produced by NIC Arts was a profitable project, and it reportedly grossed four times the budget of the film.

'Mankatha' is an entertaining film of Thala Ajith, and more importantly, it is the 50th film of the actor. This film marked Thala Ajith's first collaboration with director Venkat Prabhu, and it developed as one of the most loved films of Ajith. The action thriller full of twists received great reviews from all centers and the film did well at the box office. Ajith bagged the Chennai Times Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the film. He played a suspended inspector who plans secretly with Arjun to loot some gambling money.