Ajmal Ameer
| Ajmal Ameer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 March 1985 Aluva, Kerala |
| Nationality | India |
| Occupation | Film actor, Doctor |
| Years active | 2005- present |
| Height | 5'6" |
| Spouse(s) | Renju |
| Children | Aalin Zeyyen |
| Relatives | Askar Ameer (brother) |
Ajmal Ameer is an Indian film actor, who works in the Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu film industries. He has also acted in one English movie. He has won two Filmfare Awards South.
Background
Ajmal was born in Aluva, Kerala. He studied medicine in National Pirogov Memorial Medical University in Vinnytsia, Ukraine,[1] and had plans to open a hospital in future.[2][2][3] Ajmal has one brother Askar who is set to make his acting debut in the Malayalam film Holy Shit.[4]
Career
Ajmal's debut film was Pranayakalam, opposite Vimala Raman. This was followed by the Tamil film Anjathe, directed by Myshkin, in which he played an angry young man.[2] The film became a high critical as well as commercial success, with Ajmal receiving several awards for his performance.[5] He next starred in the Malayalam film Madambi alongside Mohanlal. Madambi remains his only hit in Malayalam.[6] He also acted in an international production 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.[7] In 2013 he played an independent cinematographer in the suspense thriller Bangles.[8]
He is currently shooting for the Telugu film Prabhajanam in which he plays the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.[6] Apart from Prabhajanam he has two more Telugu films Tanu Monne Vellipoyindi and Chaitanyam.[6] In Tamil, his upcoming films are Vetri Selvan and Ula in which he plays a rockstar and in Malayalam he has finished V. K. Prakash's Mazhaneerthullikal.[9]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2005 | February 14 | Tamil | ||
| 2007 | Pranayakalam | Renjith | Malayalam | |
| 2008 | Anjathe | Kirubakaran (Kiruba) | Tamil | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor |
| 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 | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Lucky Jokers | Vishal | Malayalam | ||
| 2012 | Rachcha | 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 | Kathirvel | Kathiresan Veluchamy | Tamil | Post-production |
| Ula | Vicky | Tamil | Filming | |
| Mazhaneerthullikal | Malayalam | Filming | ||
| Chaitanyam | Telugu | Filming | ||
| Vennello Hai Hai | Telugu | |||
References
- ↑ "Ajmal's Tamil debut in 'Anjathey' - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 2007-12-06. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- 1 2 3 Manmadhan, Prema (2008-09-27). "A 'hit' prescription". Metro Plus Thiruvananthapuram. Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ↑ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/others/no-‘chocolaty’-tag-angry-ajmal-298
- ↑ "Malayalam actor Ajmal's brother, Askar makes his acting debut". Ibnlive.in.com. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ↑ "Expanding his horizons". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 April 2011.
- 1 2 3 saraswathy Nagarajan (2013-10-17). "Call of characters". Chennai, India: The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ↑ "The Chennai Times Film Awards 2011". The Times Of India. 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "Ajmal Amir`s `Bangles` this weekend". Sify.com. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ↑ "Ajmal is a rockstar - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2013-10-18.