'Kadhal Kottai' to 'Viswasam': Five blockbuster box office hits of Thala Ajith

Ajith is one of the top actors in Tamil cinema and is lovingly called the King of the box office openings. The actor made his debut in the 1993 film 'Amaravathi', and till now he has acted in more than 50 Tamil movies. Ajith has done a several transformations for his films to deliver entertaining performances in the past and fans of Ajith have in turn never failed to celebrate their star's films in a grand way while catching it on the big screens. On this note, we take a look at fie box office hits if Thala Ajith from 'Kadhal Kottai' to 'Viswasam'.

'Kadhal Kottai' was an epistolary romance film that featured Ajith and Devayani in lead roles. The film directed by Agathiyan garnered positive responses during release and went on to do great numbers at the box office. The plot of the film shows Devayani losing her bag at a train station. Later, her bag is sent to her house, along with a letter from Ajith who found it. Devayani and Ajith start send letters to each other and fall in love without seeing each other.

Ajith played a dual role for the first time as a twin brother in 'Vaali' which was directed by SJ Surya. The film starred Ajith and Simran in lead roles and was a commercial hit at the box office. Ajith also won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his role in the film. The story of the film is about Ajith, who is deaf and secretly loves his twin brother's wife, Simran. He does his best to separate the two, to the extent that he follows them on their honeymoon.

'Billa' was about a policeman who chases the international gangster named Billa who dies and only one witness to his death remains. To get the information, the cop sends Velu, who looks like Billa to the gang. However, Velu is in turn framed for killing the policeman. The film was a reboot of Rajinikanth's superhit film 'Billa', and it was directed by Vishnuvaradhan. The action-thriller starred Ajith, Nayanthara, and Prabhu in important roles.

The 2011 action thriller was directed by Venkat Prabhu, and it featured Ajith in the lead role. 'Mankatha' was about Inspector Vinayak (Ajith) who was suspended for allowing a kidnapper to escape. Then he meets a group of men who are planning to wipe out Rs 500 crore from some gangsters. He promises to help them play a part in the robbery. This film was highly celebrated by Ajith’s fans, and the music of Yuvan Shankar Raja added more energy to the film. The movie was produced by Cloud Nine Movies, and it also starred Arjun, Trisha, Raai Lakshmi, Anjali, Andrea, Vaibhav, Premji, and Mahat Raghavendra in prominent roles.

The action drama mixed with emotions starred Ajith and Nayanthara in lead roles. The film marked director Siruthai Siva's fourth collaboration with Ajith, and it was a highly celebrated movie by the combo. The film garnered high numbers at the box office and reportedly turned out to be the highest-grossing film of Ajith.