Ajmal Ameer is an Indian actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu language films. He has won two Filmfare Awards South for his role Anjathe (2008) and Ko (2011).

Ajmal Ameer
Ameer at launch of Provoke Lifestyle Magazine in 2015
EducationVinnytsia National Medical University. N. I. Pirogov, Ukraine
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
SpouseRenju Ajmal
Children2

Early and personal life

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

Career

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Ajmal's debut film was 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.[6] He next starred in the Malayalam film Madambi alongside Mohanlal. It remains his only hit in Malayalam aside from Loham and Two Countries.[7] 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.[8] In 2012, he made his debut in the Telugu film Rachcha.[9] 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.[10] In 2013, he played an independent cinematographer in the suspense thriller Bangles.[11] He also did in Karuppampatti (2013) and Vetri Selvan (2014), which for lack of good publicity, bombed at the box office.[12]

He also acted in the Telugu film Prabhanjanam (2014) in which he played the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.[7] In 2015, He hasn't done any major roles in Malayalam and was seen in guest roles in Loham and Two Countries.[13] 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). [14] In 2019, his Tamil films are also Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 and Devi 2. He is next seen in Nayanthara's film titled Netrikann (2021). He is also part of Malayalam movie Kshanam.[15] He has most recently been seen in Mangalavaaram.[16]

Filmography

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Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Ajmal Ameer film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes
2007 Pranayakalam Renjith Malayalam Debut film
2008 Anjathe Kirubakaran (Kiruba) Tamil Won - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
D-17 Ajmal Malayalam
Madambi Ramakrishnan Pillai Malayalam
2009 TN 07 AL 4777 Gautham Iyengar Tamil
Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru Arjun Tamil
2010 De Nova Khaild Malayalam
2011 Ko Vasanthan Perumal Tamil Won - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
Lucky Jokers Vishal Malayalam
2012 Racha James Telugu
Arike Sanjay Shenoy Malayalam
2013 Karuppampatti Kothai Cocopardo/Manohar Tamil
Bangles Vivek Malayalam
2014 Prabhanjanam Chaitanya Telugu
Vetri Selvan Vetri Selvan Tamil
2015 Loham Azhagan Perumaal Malayalam
Two Countries Ullas Kumaran Malayalam
Ben Priest Malayalam Guest appearance
2016 Vennello Hai Hai Susheel Telugu
2018 Iravukku Aayiram Kangal Ganesh Tamil
2019 Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 Vicky Tamil
Devi 2 Rudhra Tamil Bilingual film
Abhinetri 2 Telugu
Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu CM V. S. Jagannath Reddy Telugu
2020 Nungambakkam Inspector Shankar Tamil
2021 Netrikann Dr. James Dinah Tamil
Kshanam Arun Malayalam
2022 Pathaam Valavu Varadhan Malayalam
Paappan Solomon/Simon Malayalam Dual role
Second Show Shiva Tamil Sri Lankan film
Gold Sunesh Shaji Malayalam
2023 Theerkadarishi D.C Adithya Tamil [17]
Abhyuham Jayaraj Malayalam
Mangalavaaram Madan Telugu [18]
2024 Vyuham V. S. Jagannath Reddy Telugu [19]
Thankamani Robin Paul Malayalam [20]
Buddy Telugu [21]
Hunt Malayalam [22]
The Greatest of All Time Ajay Govindharaj Tamil [23]

References

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  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. ^ a b 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. ^ "Expanding his horizons". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  7. ^ a b saraswathy Nagarajan (17 October 2013). "Call of characters". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Ajmal: I play a key role in Rachcha - Rediff.com". Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  10. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (17 October 2013). "Call of characters - The Hindu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Ajmal Amir's 'Bangles' this weekend". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  12. ^ "'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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Ajmal Ameer to share screen space with Nayanthara". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Ajmal's Theerkadarishi clears censor board formalities". Cinema Express. 28 April 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Emayindho Ento from Mangalavaaram out". Cinema Express. 7 October 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Ram Gopal Varma: వ్యూహం సినిమా రిలీజ్ అయ్యేది అప్పుడే !". Sakshi. 11 October 2023. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  20. ^ "First look of Dileep's Thankamani out". Cinema Express. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  21. ^ "'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.
  22. ^ Features, C. E. (15 July 2024). "Bhavana-Shaji Kailas film Hunt gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  23. ^ "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.
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