Happy Birthday Ajithkumar: Five times when the self-made actor stormed the box office

Ajithkumar aka Ajith is one of the popular actors in the South and he has an enormous fan following that is widespread across the world. Ajith is an inspiration for many as he comes up with no cinema background to become a leading actor, and he is multi-talented. Ajith celebrates his 51st birthday today, and fans flooded social media with wishes on their favorite actor's special day. Let’s take a look at five times when the self-made actor stormed the box office.

Ajith to play a dual role in 'AK 61', the film's title to be launched on the actor's birthday

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Ajith played an orphan, who was forced to become a gangster in 'Amarkalam', which was directed by Saran. Ajith was paired up with Shalini, and their chemistry worked well in the film as it was the time when he fell in love with the actress. The romantic action drama turned out to be the biggest blockbuster for the actor.

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Ajith remade Rajinikanth's 'Billa' with the same title, and the upgraded version seemed more stylish. Ajith played a dual role in the gangster drama, which was directed by Vishnuvardhan, and the film was completely an entertaining package. Yuvan Shankar Raja's musical added more power to the film, and the film made at a cost of Rs 15 crores grossed five times higher than its budget.

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'Mankatha' is a crucial film for Ajith as it marked his 50th film, and he surprised the fans by playing a negative shaded character in the film. Ajith displayed a power-packed performance in the heist thriller, and the film had a successful theatrical run for over 100 days. It also turned out as Ajith's first crore grosser.

Samantha expresses her gratitude to fans for the outpouring of love and good wishes on her birthday

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Ajith played a family man who wishes to reunite with his separated wife and daughter in the family drama 'Viswasam'. Ajith impressed everyone with his action-packed avatar with mixed emotional value, and it turned out to be the biggest hit of the actor. It yielded a high profit for the makers by grossing over Rs 130 crores in Tamil Nadu.

'Ponniyin Selvan' post-theatrical rights sold for a record price

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'Valimai' is one of the long-delayed films of Ajith, and it was released with huge expectations. The cop action drama had a huge opening with houseful shows across locations, and it did a record number of collections on day 1. 'Valimai' finally grossed over Rs 200 crores worldwide, and the film is still running in theaters in a few locations.

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