Today,
he
is
one
of
the
biggest
stars
of
Tamil
Nadu,
with
an
absolute
potential
of
becoming
the
biggest
star
in
a
few
years
from
now.
But
if
you
can
turn
the
clock
back
in
time,
30
years
before,
he
was
just
a
wandering
boy,
with
little
or
no
idea
about
surviving
on
one
of
the
most
difficult
planets
in
the
universe.
Ajith
had
dropped
out
of
his
school.
Thanks
to
his
passion
towards
bikes,
cars
and
races,
he
took
up
a
job
as
a
mechanic.
An
aspiring
racer,
the
Mankatha
star
had
no
option
but
to
take
up
small
time
jobs
to
support
his
career
in
racing,
and
one
such
job
he
took
up
was
modelling.
At
the
age
of
18,
he
started
appearing
in
press
ads
and
occasional
TV
commercials.
His
passion
firmly
on
racing,
Ajith
worked
hard
to
make
both
ends
meet
and
support
his
racing
career
as
well.
While
taking
part
in
a
motorcycle
race,
Ajith
injured
himself,
making
several
business
agencies
push
him
into
modelling
for
advertisements
in
print
media.
When
he
had
to
choose
between
his
passion
and
movies,
Ajith
chose
the
latter
as
it
was
providing
him
with
food
and
shelter.
Making
his
acting
debut
in
the
role
of
a
school
kid
in
En
Veedu
En
Kanavar,
the
20-year-old
Ajith
was
then
selected
to
play
an
important
role
in
a
Telugu
flick.
However,
the
project
was
stalled,
making
Ajith
to
rethink
about
his
career.
Fortunately,
a
year
later,
he
got
another
opportunity
to
star
in
a
Telugu
film
Prema
Pustakam,
his
first
and
only
direct
Telugu
flick
till
date.
In
1993
he
was
selected
to
play
the
male
lead
in
Amaravathi,
which
was
directed
by
Selva.
The
rest,
as
they
say
is
history.
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