Life is one big paradox for actors.

When he plays safe with formula stories, he is branded as repetitive and accused of lacking vision. But if he experiments with new things in every film, he is again taken apart for being inconsistent.

Ajith has been part of both the brandings. He started his career as a formula actor and graduated to being an experimenting star. But success has eluded him in both.

In the event, he is a very confused man these days. The failures of Citizen and Red (both of it had him playing what the industry calls 'different' characters) have made him to look at his career graph more seriously.

The chocolate box hero knows that his next film is very crucial and can either make him or break him. So what is he doing for his next movie? Well, he is trying to get the best of both the worlds --commercial as well as artistic. Ajith has roped in Malayalam hotshot director Shaji Kailas, who has carved a niche for himself with action flicks.

Named Thiruda, Ajith's forthcoming film will have all the flavours in the book, and some more. "It is an action, comedy, serious film," he says confidently. Anyway, with Roja Combines, one of the biggest banners in Tamil producing it, what is sure is that the film will be a big-budgeted one and mounted on a lavish scale.

Shaji Kailas says that the film is tailor-made for Ajit. "It has enough fodder for the talented actor in Ajith. There is scope for comedy, action and melodrama in equal measure," he adds.

Ajith himself is making himself tailor-made for the role. In other words, the handsome actor has put himself through a new fitness regimen to be ready for the film. Having been accused of being over-weight and rotund in his last few films, Ajith put himself through the grind and is now looking thin and fresh.

"I am also feeling a lot better," he himself says. "There is nothing equal to putting your best and then see the audience lapping it up merrily and happily," says Ajith.

Beauty queen Trisha has been pencilled to play the heroine in the film.

The film is expected to go to floors later this month.

With all the right ingredients – a power packed role, an excellent director, and a beautiful heroine, there is no reason that Ajith’s career graph should not point upwards.