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Got introduced as Ajith in "Amaravathi"
and got the love of all in "Asai" to reinstate his
reign in "Valee", Ajith has come a long way. Here
he opens his life to us,exclusively..
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I went to school only till 10'th standard. If
there is something that I miss in life it is the
school days.I was very interested in sports, not
so much in studies , but my home was very
encouraging in what I was interested and was not
problematic in what I was not.
My first turning point was the job that I
got in 10'th std. It is tough to get a job when
qualification is just 10'th std , but I was very
lucky. My brother had a friend who used to work
for Enfield motors. Through him I joined Enfield
motors as an apprentice. I love bikes. I had 6
months training there, but my father did not like
it. He said whatever shed you own or take
dealership, the society will not respect you, so
you better get a white collared job. I said
"Fine!" and joined a garment factory run by my
father's friend and worked as an apprentice, then
grew up to become a mercantile and got a decent
salary. So for companies stuff , I have traveled
extensively all over India. I had to deal with
many dealers from foreign countries since I was a
mercantile and so I learned English through that ,
then I resigned that job. The best part of my
family is that even when i started working in
sixteen years they never discouraged me , neither
did they encourage(!). I learned this character
from them.
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My father is Tamil and my mother is Sindhi.
So I had good command in Tamil,Hindi,Sindhi and
English. I had French in my school but failed in
that subject. After resigning my job, I started my
own business of Fabric supply with over
confidence. But it did not do well. We were four
partners when we started, then after seeing the
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"I thought it was 'HIGH(!!)' "
I was 20 years old then. I joined for a new job.
After a month of my appointment I got cine chance.
I used to do modeling as a hobby when I was in the
garment company. I had met P.C.Sriram there.
"It was an advertisement shoot for Hercules
cycle.It was shot by shrirams company".
After the shoot P.C.Shriram said that I have
the potential to become a hero. I took it
negatively and I thought it was "HIGH(!!)" to
blabber like this.I never had a link or thought at
that time for cinema. |
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This was in 1991. After finishing the telugu movie,
"Amaravathi" got released.It was a hit,but I never
got offers.At this time I had an accident.After
which Subhash sir gave me "Pavithra" chance. This
was a turning point, after two years of Amaravathi
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Then I did "Aasai"
after which I was recognized as a hero in Tamil
field. then
"Kadal Kottai" and I had four or five movies after
that. "Nesam"
in 1997 then "Raasi"
and all that.Of these I distributed "Nesam"
and "Raasi",
all these movies were a flop and it was a loss for
my distribution.
"I thought I may lose my life"
In 1998, I had "Kadhal Mannan", "Aval
varuvala". And after that I had a
surgery, then another one in 1999. During the '98
surgery it was on November 6'th and I got
discharged on 16'th. then on 16,17 and 18,I had "Vaanil
Kayuthe" shooting for songs. I had to do it with
determination. I realised that it was only ten
days after the operation, only after a guy came
and asked me if I had an operation or was it a
publicity stunt. I had the determination to win,
thats all. In this operation, I thought I may
lose my life, but I had to look confident
outside.Some people say it is self confidence
after I won, but I call it God's gift. I face
problems head on. I will never run away from it.
I want to teach this to my children also.
Then I did "Amarkalam"
and won the love of shalini. We went for honeymoon,
then I realised that "Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven"
did not do well. This is not the director's mistake.
It was my own miscalculation. Then I talked to
Chowdry and told him that I will do another movie
for him and it will be a sure shot hit. I found my
composure after my marriage. I wanted everything
to happen immediately. Shalini came and taught
me that everything happens only when it should and
asks me to be composed. I had to do it for her.
All this I have heard from my mom, dad and all of
them, but when your wife says...well...now I have
to do everything after thinking a lot . My
responsibility has increased manifolds. I have to
bother that whatever I do will reflect on her. I
have to watch my reputation now. I have to act
well.
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"I am very expressive"
I like to express my love. Some say that I hug and
kiss my wife in public. But I don't have any
problem here. I like to give that secure feeling
to my wife . She has to feel that she is with
HER husband. I
like to do cooking also. After shooting we both
used to cook. I don't want to share all my
honey moon experiences, I respect my privacy. It's
boring to be singing duet with my jeans on, but I
am not getting good scripts. This "Citizen"
that I am doing is a real life story and I am
doing 9 get-ups. I am very excited about this
film. |
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Says Ajith, as he bid farewell to us. We did the
same with big wishes to the budding star.
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