Ajmal Ameer

Ajmal Ameer is an Indian actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu language films. He has won two Filmfare Awards South for his roles in ''Anjathe'' (2008) and '' Ko'' (2011).

Early and personal life

Ajmal studied medicine in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. He has two brothers, Askar and Abith. He is married to Renju and they have a son and daughter.

Career

Ajmal made his acting debut with a cameo appearance in his friend's Tamil film, ''February 14'' (2005). His lead debut film was the Malayalam film ''Pranayakalam'', opposite Vimala Raman in Malayalam. This was followed by the Tamil film ''Anjathe'', directed by Myshkin, in which he played an angry young man. The film became a commercial success, with Ajmal receiving several awards for his performance. He next starred in the Malayalam film ''Madambi'' alongside Mohanlal. It remains his only hit in Malayalam aside from '' Loham'' and '' Two Countries''. In 2009, he has gone on to do Tamils films like '' TN 07 AL 4777'' and ''Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru''. He also acted in an international production in Malayalam ''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 Time''s Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Male. In 2012, he made his debut in the Telugu film '' Rachcha''. His willingness to experiment and go beyond the image of the virtuous hero have garnered him a rich spectrum of characters from Tamil and Telugu. In 2013, he played an independent cinematographer in the suspense thriller '' Bangles''. He also did in ''Karuppampatti'' (2013) and ''Vetri Selvan'' (2014), which for lack of good publicity, bombed at the box office.

He also acted in the Telugu film ''Prabhanjanam'' (2014) in which he played the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. In 2015, He hasn't done any major roles in Malayalam and was seen in guest roles in '' Loham'' and '' Two Countries''. In 2015, he acted in the Malayalam movie ''Ben''. Since then he had not been active in Malayalam, until 2022 when he played a police officer in the movie ''Pathaam valavu''. He then appeared in the Tamil movie, ''Iravukku Aayiram Kangal'' (2018). In 2019, his Tamil films are also '' Chithiram Pesuthadi 2'' and ''Devi 2''. He is next seen in Nayanthara's film titled '' Netrikann'' (2021). He is also part of Malayalam movie ''Kshanam''. He has most recently been seen in '' Mangalavaaram''.

Filmography

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Living people
Male actors from Kochi
Male actors in Tamil cinema
Indian male film actors
Male actors in Malayalam cinema
Filmfare Awards South winners
20th-century Indian medical doctors
Male actors in Telugu cinema
21st-century Indian male actors
People from Aluva
Actors from Ernakulam district
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)