Vaali
The
1999
movie
Vaali,
directed
by
SJ
Surya
has
Ajith
in
a
dual
role
of
twin
brothers
with
one
being
deaf
and
mute.
His
remarkable
performance
in
the
romantic
thriller
was
highly
appreciated
by
the
critics
and
the
audience.
The
movie
revolves
around
the
deaf
character,
who
is
secretly
in
love
with
his
brother's
wife.
Vaali indeed
was
a
turning
point
in
Ajith's
career
which
earned
him
his
first
Filmfare
Award
for
Best
Actor.
The
film
also
starred
Simran
essaying
the
female
lead.
Varalaru:
History
Of
Godfather
The
KS
Ravikumar
directorial
starred
Ajith
in
a
triple
role,
as
a
wheelchair-bound
multi-millionaire
father
and
his
two
sons.
Released
on
October
20,
2006,
Varalaru
opened
to
terrific
reviews
from
the
audience
who
appreciated
the
actor's
versatility.
The
movie
not
only
gained
him
the
year's
Filmfare
Award
For
Best
Actor,
but
also
proved
that
he
can
ace
at
dance,
especially
in
Bharatanatyam.
Billa
The
action-thriller
Billa,
directed
by
Vishnuvardhan,
had
Ajith
Kumar
playing
a
double
role
and
delivering
a
power-packed
performance
as
an
underworld
don.
Released
in
2007,
Billa
emerged
as
a
blockbuster
and
was
selected
to
be
screened
at
the
61st
Cannes
Film
Festival.
Ajith,
as
the
ruthless
David
Billa,
delivered
an
electrifying
performance
and
completely
lived
up
to
the
hopes
of
the
audience.
The
film
was
followed
by
a
prequel
Billa
2,
released
in
2012.
Mankatha
Directed
by
Venkat
Prabhu,
Mankatha released
in
2011
to
a
massive
opening.
The
action
thriller
has
Thala
essaying
the
role
of
an
assistant
commissioner,
who
tries
to
whisk
away
Rs
500
crore
belonging
to
a
gangster.
Mankatha
received
positive
response
from
the
audience
and
critics,
lauding
the
performance
of
Thala
in
his
50th
film.
The
entertainer
is
completely
meant
for
die-hard
Ajith
fans.
The
movie
also
starred
Arjun,
Trisha,
Anjali,
and
Lakshmi
Rai
in
pivotal
roles.
Citizen
The
2001
movie
Citizen,
featured
Ajith
in
mass
roles.
Directed
by
Saravana
Subbiah,
the
movie
displayed
the
other
dimension
of
Thala
as
an
actor.
He
sported
nine
unique
getups
for
the
action-thriller
and
went
through
multiple
physical
transformations
for
these
challenging
roles.
Few
of
the
roles
among
the
nine
are
Anthony-the
law
student,
Abdullah-mechanic,
Subramaniam-fisherman,
aged
freedom
fighter,
collector,
politician.
The
movie
also
featured
Meena,
Vasundhara
Das,
and
Nagma
in
supporting
roles.