'Love Today' to 'Ghajini': Five blockbuster Tamil films that were surprisingly missed by Ajith
Before saying 'yes' to any new project, actors think whether it's okay to act on this script or if it needs any changes. Directors write stories by having a hero in their mind and try to cast them for the film. However the casting might get changed if things didn't fall in place. Similarly, there are many films that were refused by actor Ajith reasons better known to them. Let's take a look into five blockbuster Tamil films that were surprisingly missed by Ajith.
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'Love Today' - 1997
The 1997 romantic drama features Vijay and Suvalakshmi in the lead roles with Manthra, Raghuvaran, Karan, and Sriman in key roles. Vijay played as a college graduate who falls in love with a college girl Suvalakshmi. Vijay tries his best to make her fall in love with him, but he's father's demise forces him to make some important decisions. This story was first told to Ajith, however the actor refused to do the film as he disliked the script.
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'Jeans' - 1998
The romantic comedy 'Jeans', which was directed by Shankar stars Prashanth, Aishwarya Rai, and Nasser in main roles. Both Prashanth and Nasser appeared in a dual role as identical twins, and it was submitted by India for the Academy Awards in 1998 under Best Foreign Language Film(Not Selected). However, director Shankar's first choice for the film was Ajith, but the combo didn't proceed ahead. 'Jeans' was the most expensive film to be made in Indian cinema at that time and most of the film was shot outside India.
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'Run' - 2002
After delivering his first super hit family drama 'Aanandham', director Linguswamy had written the story of romantic action drama 'Run'. Ajith was confused whether the action scenes will work out or not when Linguswamy narrated the story to him. But Ajith then teamed up with Linguswamy in his next film 'Ji', which was also an action-packed film. 'Run' features Madhavan and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles with Vivek, Atul Kulkarni, Raghuvaran, and Anu Hasan in supporting roles.
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'Gemini' - 2002
After the super hit films 'Kaadhal Mannan' and 'Amarkalam', director Saran was to team up Ajith for the third time. The film was officially launched with a pooja and titled 'Erumugam'. But Ajith then walked out of the film, and Vikram replaced Ajith in the lead role. The film title was also changed as 'Gemini', and it later turned as the highest grossing film of the year 2002. 'Gemini' which has a mixture of romance, action, and comedy features Vikram and Kiran Rathod in the lead roles.
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'Ghajini' - 2005
Suriya starrer 'Ghajini' was first announced as 'Mirattal' in March 2004 with Ajith in the lead role. Later, Ajith decided to walk out of the film after the initial photo shoot. Director AR Murugadoss then roped in Suriya for the lead role after several negotiations. However, the director's selection worked well, and the film turned big at the box office. Asin and Nayanthara played key roles in the film, and the music of the film was scored by Harris Jayaraj.
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