Ajith Kollam (7 April 1962 – 5 April 2018) was an Indian actor, who predominantly appeared in
Malayalam cinema. He had acted in more than 500 films in all
South India
South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territ ...
n languages. He mainly acted in villain roles. He acted in the Tamil movie ''Airport'' (1993).
Background
Ajith Kumar Haridas hailed from
Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south- ...
,
Kerala
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. He was one of six children born to Haridasan and Devakiamma in 1962. His father was a railway officer and mother was a house wife. He completed his primary education at Krist Raj High School, Kollam and Bachelors in Arts Degree from Sree Narayana College, Kollam.
Since his father was a Railway Station Master who was working at
Kollam, he was brought up at
Kadappakada
Kadappakada or Kadappakkada is a neighbourhood and important junction in the city of Kollam, in the state of Kerala, India. NH 744 (Earlier NH 208), that connects Kollam with Tirumangalam meets the Asramam Link Road at Kadappakada junction. ...
in Kollam and adopted
Kollam as the suffix for his name.
He went to the director
Padmarajan
P. Padmarajan (23 May 1945 – 23 January 1991) was an Indian film maker, screenwriter and author who was known for his works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. He was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, a ...
to become an assistant director but, seeing his talent, Padmarajan cast him in his movie ''
Parannu Parannu Parannu
''Parannu Parannu Parannu'' () is a 1984 Indian Malayalam-language film, written and directed by P. Padmarajan. It stars Rahman, Rohini and Nedumudi Venu in pivotal roles.
Plot
Elizabeth ( Sukumari) is a physical education instructor at a col ...
'', and thus made his debut in a Malayalam movie in 1984. After that, he was a permanent actor in all Padmarajan movies. He turned director and scriptwriter in the Malayalam movie ''Calling Bell''.
Family
He was married to Prameela. The couple had a daughter Gayathri and a son Sreehari. They resided at Kochi.
The Malayalam film director
Anil Das
Anil Das is a Malayalam film director and screenwriter from Kerala, India. Born in Kottayam and settled in Kollam. He is known as Director of Off-Beat movies. Malayalam Film Actor Kollam Ajith is his brother.
His ''Bharathan Effect'' (2007 ...
is his brother.
Death
He died on 5 April 2018 from a stomach-related illness in
Amrita Hospital
Amrita Hospital is a private hospital in Faridabad, India. It is the largest private multi-specialist hospital in Asia (continent), Asia, and was inaugurated by Prime Minister of India, Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi. It has 2,600 beds, 81 special ...
in Kochi. He was 56 years old at the time of death. His funeral took place at his native place Kollam.
Partial filmography
Hindi
As director
References
External links
*
Kollam Ajith at MSIProfile Malayalamcinema.com; accessed 7 April 2018.
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1962 births
2018 deaths
Indian male film actors
Male actors from Kottayam
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
20th-century Indian male actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian male television actors
Male actors in Hindi television
Male actors in Malayalam television