Ajay Raaj is an Indian actor and choreographer who appears in Tamil language films. While working as a dance choreographer, Ajay made his acting debut with

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's '' Selvam'' (2005), before appearing in ''

Chennai 600028 ''Chennai 600028'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language sports comedy film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu in his directorial debut. It stars Shiva, Jai, Premji, Aravind Akash, Nithin Sathya and newcomers Ajay Raj, Ranjith, Vijay Vasanth, Pr ...

'' (2007) and has since appeared regularly in films associated with director

Venkat Prabhu Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 7 November 1975), better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu, is an Indian filmmaker, actor and playback singer in Tamil films. After completing his education, he began pursuing an acting career, with his first ...

and his team.

Career

While working as a dance choreographer, Ajay made his acting debut with

's '' Selvam'' (2005) portraying a friend of the lead character played by

Nandha ''Nandha'' is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Bala. The film stars Suriya in the lead role, while Rajkiran, Laila, Saravanan and Rajshree play other supporting roles. The film also marked the debut of co ...

. His friendship with

meant that he was cast in ''

'' (2007) portraying an ambulance driver, who plays gully cricket for the Sharks team. He has since appeared regularly in films associated with director

and his team such as '' Saroja'' (2008) and '' Thozha'' (2008). Ajay Raaj also had a supporting role in

Thiagarajan Kumararaja Thiagarajan Kumararaja is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He made his feature film debut with the critically acclaimed neo-noir gangster film ''Aaranya Kaandam'' (2011), which earned him the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of ...

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gangster film ''

Aaranya Kaandam ''Aaranya Kaandam'' (; English title: ''Anima and Persona'') is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film written and directed by newcomer Thiagarajan Kumararaja. It is supposedly the first neo-noir film in Tamil cinema. The story takes ...

'' (2010), portraying a henchman of the gangster played by

Jackie Shroff Jaikishan Kakubhai Shroff (born 1 February 1957), popularly known as Jackie Shroff, is an Indian actor and former model. He has been in the Bollywood industry for over four decades, and , has appeared in over 220 films in 13 languages namely Hi ...

. In 2016, actor

Nithin Sathya Nithin Sathya (born 9 January 1980) is an Indian actor, film producer. He works primarily in Tamil cinema, Tamil Cinema. He made his film debut in ''Kalatpadai'', directed by J. Ramesh, in 2003. He acted with Kamal Haasan, Kamal Hassan in a sma ...

announced that Ajay Raaj would play the lead role in his first film as a producer.

Filmography

Actor

Choreographer

* 1998 ''

Kadhal Mannan ''Kaadhal Mannan(AJITH)'' () is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Saran, which stars Ajith Kumar and Maanu. The film also saw music composer M. S. Viswanathan make his debut in a supporting role, whilst Vivek, Kara ...

'' * 1999 ''

Amarkalam ''Amarkalam'' () () is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written and directed by Saran and produced by V. Sudhir Kumar. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Shalini, with Raghuvaran, Raadhika and Nassar in supporting roles. ''Amarka ...

'' * 1999 ''

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'' * 1999 ''

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'' * 2000 ''

Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven ''Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language war drama film produced by R. B. Choudary of Super Good Films and directed by Kavi Kalidas. It stars Ajith Kumar and Simran, with Parthiban in a guest appearance. The film release ...

'' * 2000 '' Appu'' * 2000 ''

Parthen Rasithen ''Parthen Rasithen'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Saran. The film stars Prashanth, Simran and Laila, while Raghuvaran, Jai Ganesh, Vinu Chakravarthy, Vaiyapuri, Charle, Dhamu, Lawrence Rag ...

'' * 2001 ''

Kadal Pookkal ''Kadal Pookkal'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Bharathiraja which stars Murali, Manoj Bharathiraja, Umashankari, Pratyusha and Sindhu Menon. The film was delayed several times before release but opened to critical ...

'' * 2002 ''

Jjunction ''Jjunction'' is a 2002 Tamil language romantic drama film directed by R. S. Ramanathan. The film stars Abhinay, Aamna Sharif and Kanishka Sodhi , with Vinayak Raj, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, Pandu, Ravi Shanth, R. Aishwarya and Meera Krishnan playi ...

'' * 2002 '' Naina'' * 2002 ''

Thamizh ''Thamizh'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Hari, in his directorial debut and produced by Amudha Durairaj. The movie stars Prashanth and Simran, while Vadivelu, Urvashi, Nassar, Ashish Vidyarthi and ...

'' * 2002 ''

Vivaramana Aalu ''Vivaramana Aalu'' () is a 2002 Indian Tamil language comedy drama film directed by K. Selva Bharathy. The film stars Sathyaraj, Vivek, Devayani and Mumtaj, with Ponnambalam, Prathap K. Pothan, Kanal Kannan and Manochithra playing support ...

'' * 2002 ''

Gummalam ''Gummalam'' () is a 2002 Tamil language, Tamil-language film. Sugi S. Moorthy directed this film with newcomers Mithun Tejaswi, Rathi Arumugam, Rathi, Akash, Ganesh and Zakeer. Cast Production Two of the songs were shot at Rameswaram and Udha ...

'' * 2003 ''University'' * 2003 ''Kaiyodu Kai'' * 2003 '' Pallavan'' * 2004 ''Jathi'' * 2004 ''

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'' * 2005 ''

Sukran ''Sukran'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written, produced and directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars Vijay in an extended cameo as the title character with Ravi Krishna and Anita Hassanandani. The music was co ...

'' * 2005 '' Selvam'' * 2005 ''

Mazhai ''Mazhai'' () is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by Rajkumar. It is a remake of the 2004 Telugu film '' Varsham'', and stars Jayam Ravi and Shriya, while Vadivelu, Rahul Dev, and Kalabhavan Mani play supporting roles ...

'' * 2006 ''

Kovai Brothers ''Kovai Brothers'' is a 2006 Tamil-language comedy spoof film written, produced, and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram. The film stars Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, Vadivelu, Namitha, Uma and Kovai Sarala. The music was composed by D. Imman. The film was ...

'' * 2007 ''

'' * 2008 ''

Sadhu Miranda ''Sadhu Mirandaa'' () is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film directed by Siddique, starring Prasanna, Abbas, and Kavya Madhavan. Karunas and Manoj K. Jayan play supporting roles. The music was composed by Deepak Dev, and cinema ...

'' * 2008 '' Thozha'' * 2008 '' Vellithirai'' * 2009 ''

Siva Manasula Sakthi ''Siva Manasula Sakthi'' () also known by the initialism ''SMS'', is a 2009 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant M. Rajesh, a former assistant of director S. A. Chandrasekhar. It stars Jiiv ...

'' * 2009 '' Kunguma Poovum Konjum Puravum'' * 2010 ''

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'' * 2010 ''

Naanayam ''Naanayam'' (lit. ''coin'' or ''integrity'') is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language heist thriller film written and directed by Shakti Soundar Rajan in his directorial debut. Produced by Atharsh Capital Film Works, the film stars Prasanna as the p ...

'' * 2010 ''

Baana Kaathadi ''Baana Kaathadi'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Badri Venkatesh. The film stars newcomer Atharvaa, son of Tamil actor Murali, makes his debut in the film, and Samantha. Featuring music scored by Yuvan S ...

'' * 2011 ''

Mankatha ''Mankatha'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action crime film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu. It stars Ajith Kumar in his 50th film, along with an ensemble cast including Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Lakshmi Rai, Anjali, Andrea Je ...

'' * 2013 ''

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'' * 2014 ''Sri Ramanujar'' * 2014 ''

Sigaram Thodu ''Sigaram Thodu'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Gaurav Narayanan, which was also produced by UTV Motion Pictures. The film stars Vikram Prabhu, Sathyaraj, and Monal Gajjar while Sathish, Gaura ...

'' * 2014 '' Theriyama Unna Kadhalichitten'' * 2015 ''

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'' * 2015 ''

India Pakistan ''India Pakistan'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by N. Anand. It stars Vijay Antony and Sushma Raj, while Pasupathy plays a pivotal supporting role. The film, produced by Vijay Antony himself, was fi ...

'' * 2015 ''

Massu Engira Masilamani ''Massu Engira Masilamani'' (), also known by its former title ''Masss'', is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action horror comedy film directed by Venkat Prabhu. The film was produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under his Studio Green banner alongside ...

'' * 2015 '' Maanga'' * 2015 ''

Om Shanthi Om ''Om Shanthi Om'' is a 2015 Tamil language supernatural drama film directed by D. Suryaprabhakar and produced by Arumai Chandran.The film stars Srikanth and Neelam Upadhyaya, while Vijay Ebenezer composes the film's music. The film released in ...

'' * 2016 ''Kadhal Kaalam'' * 2016 '' Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings'' * 2017 ''Kaadhal Kaalam'' * 2018 '' Jarugandi'' * 2019 ''

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ajay Raj Male actors in Tamil cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Chennai Indian film choreographers 1982 births Living people