Ajmal Ameer

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Ajmal Ameer
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Ajmal in 2015
Education Vinnytsia National Medical University. N. I. Pirogov, Ukraine
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
SpouseRenju Ajmal
Children2

Ajmal Ameer is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Malayalam and in a few Tamil films to his credits.

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Early and personal life

Ajmal studied medicine in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. [1] [2] [3] He has two brothers, Askar and Abith. [4] He is married to Renju and they have a son and daughter. [5]

Career

Ajmal made his acting debut with a negative role in his friend's Tamil film, February 14 (2005). [6] His lead debut film was the Malayalam film Pranayakalam , opposite Vimala Raman in Malayalam. This was followed by the Tamil film Anjathe , directed by Myshkin, in which he played an angry young man. [2] The film became a commercial success, with Ajmal receiving several awards for his performance. [7] He next starred in the Malayalam film Madambi alongside Mohanlal. It remains his only hit in Malayalam aside from Loham and Two Countries . [8] In 2009, he has gone on to do Tamils films like TN 07 AL 4777 and Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru . He also acted in an international production in Malayalam De Nova, which went unnoticed. The anti-hero character, Vasanthan Perumal, he portrayed in the 2011 Tamil movie Ko earned him a lot of appreciation. Based on an online poll conducted by The Times of India , Ajmal won the Chennai Times Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Male. [9] In 2012, he made his debut in the Telugu film Rachcha . [10] His willingness to experiment and go beyond the image of the virtuous hero have garnered him a rich spectrum of characters from Tamil and Telugu. [11] In 2013, he played an independent cinematographer in the suspense thriller Bangles . [12] He also did in Karuppampatti (2013) and Vetri Selvan (2014), which for lack of good publicity, bombed at the box office. [13]

He also acted in the Telugu film Prabhanjanam (2014) in which he played the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. [8] In 2015, He hasn't done any major roles in Malayalam and was seen in guest roles in Loham and Two Countries . [14] In 2015, he acted in the Malayalam movie Ben. Since then he had not been active in Malayalam, until 2022 when he played a police officer in the movie Pathaam valavu. He then appeared in the Tamil movie, Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (2018). [15] In 2019, his Tamil films are also Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 and Devi 2 . In 2021, he was seen in Nayanthara's film titled Netrikann . He is also part of Malayalam movie Kshanam . [16] In 2022, he has played in Malayalam crime thrillers movies such as Pathaam Valavu and Paappan . [17] [18] Ajmal delivers a flawless performance throughout in the Tamil investigative thriller Theerkadarishi (2023). [19] He was also seen in Telegu thriller movie Mangalavaaram (2023). [20] He was cast alongside the actor Vijay shines in their role in the Tamil action thriller The Greatest of All Time (2024). [21]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
List of Ajmal Ameer film credits
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2005 February 14 Vicky Tamil Debut film
2007 Pranayakalam Renjith Malayalam Lead debut film
2008 Anjathe Kirubakaran (Kiruba)TamilWon, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
D-17AjmalMalayalam
Madambi Ramakrishnan PillaiMalayalam
2009 TN 07 AL 4777 Gautham IyengarTamil
Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru ArjunTamil
2010De NovaKhaildMalayalam
2011 Ko Vasanthan PerumalTamilWon, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
Lucky Jokers VishalMalayalam
2012 Racha James Telugu
Arike Sanjay ShenoyMalayalam
2013 Karuppampatti Kothai Cocopardo / ManoharTamil
Bangles VivekMalayalam
2014PrabhanjanamChaitanyaTelugu
Vetri Selvan Vetri SelvanTamil
2015 Loham Azhagan PerumaalMalayalam
Two Countries Ullas KumaranMalayalam
BenPriestMalayalamGuest appearance
2016Vennello Hai HaiSusheelTelugu
2018 Iravukku Aayiram Kangal GaneshTamil
2019 Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 VickyTamil
Devi 2 RudhraTamilBilingual film
Abhinetri 2Telugu
Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu CM V. S. Jagannath Reddy Telugu
2020 Nungambakkam Inspector ShankarTamil
2021 Netrikann Dr. James DinahTamil
Kshanam ArunMalayalam
2022 Pathaam Valavu VaradhanMalayalam
Paappan Solomon / SimonMalayalamDual role
Second Show ShivaTamilSri Lankan film
Gold Sunesh ShajiMalayalam
2023 Theerkadarishi D.C AdithyaTamil [22]
AbhyuhamJayarajMalayalam
Mangalavaaram MadanTelugu [23]
2024 Vyuham V. S. Jagannath ReddyTelugu [24]
Shapatham https://www.indiaglitz.com/sapatham-review-telugu-movie-34941-->
Thankamani Robin PaulMalayalam [25]
Buddy Dr. ArjunTelugu [26]
Hunt ASP Sairam IPSMalayalam [27]
The Greatest of All Time Ajay GovindharajTamil [28]
2025AccusedVendhanTamil [29]

References

  1. ↑ "Ajmal's Tamil debut in 'Anjathey' - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz.com. 6 December 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 Manmadhan, Prema (27 September 2008). "A 'hit' prescription". The Hindu . Metro Plus Thiruvananthapuram. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "Reference at www.deccanchronicle.com". Archived from the original on 19 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Malayalam actor Ajmal's brother, Askar makes his acting debut". Ibnlive.in.com. 5 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "I am married: Ajmal - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Villain turns hero". 2 July 2011 – via www.thehindu.com.
  7. ↑ "Expanding his horizons". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  8. 1 2 saraswathy Nagarajan (17 October 2013). "Call of characters". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "The Chennai Times Film Awards 2011". The Times of India . 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "Ajmal: I play a key role in Rachcha - Rediff.com". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (17 October 2013). "Call of characters - The Hindu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Ajmal Amir's 'Bangles' this weekend". Sify . Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  13. ↑ "'I want to be identified as a Tamil actor'- Cinema express". Cinema Express . Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  14. ↑ M, Athira (22 November 2019). "Ajmal Amir on playing Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy in Ram Gopal Varma's 'Kamma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Reddlu' - The Hindu". The Hindu.
  15. ↑ Soman, Deepa. "Ajmal plays a fraudster in his upcoming Tamil movie". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Ajmal Ameer to share screen space with Nayanthara". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  17. ↑ "Pathaam Valavu".
  18. ↑ "Paappan Movie Review".
  19. ↑ "Theerkadarishi Movie Review: Theerkadharishi is an inventive investigative thriller".
  20. ↑ "Second single 'Emayyindho Emito' from director Ajay Bhupathi's 'Mangalavaaram' unveiled". www.thehansindia.com. 7 October 2023. Archived from the original on 4 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  21. ↑ "Thalapathy Vijay Is Greatest Of All Time Movie Review: Tribute to a king".
  22. ↑ "Ajmal's Theerkadarishi clears censor board formalities". Cinema Express . 28 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "Emayindho Ento from Mangalavaaram out". Cinema Express . 7 October 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  24. ↑ "Ram Gopal Varma: వ్యూహం సినిమా రిలీజ్ అయ్యేది అప్పుడే !". Sakshi . 11 October 2023. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  25. ↑ "First look of Dileep's Thankamani out". Cinema Express . 21 October 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  26. ↑ "'Allu Sirish looks like Tom Cruise': Actor Ajmal Ameer at 'Buddy' event". India Today . 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  27. ↑ Features, C. E. (15 July 2024). "Bhavana-Shaji Kailas film Hunt gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  28. ↑ "Thalapathy 68:Vijay welcomes Meenakshi Chaudhary, Prabhu Deva and Other Cast Members". timesnownews.com. 24 October 2023. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  29. ↑ B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (1 August 2025). "Udhaya on co-starring with Ajmal and Yogi Babu in Accused: 'Even Rajini sir's films are multi-starrers…'". Cinema Express. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
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