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He began his career with a small role in the 1990 Tamil film ''[[En Veedu En Kanavar]]''. He established himself as a romantic hero with ''[[Kadhal Kottai]]'' (1996), ''[[Aval Varuvala]]'' (1998) and ''[[Kadhal Mannan]]'' (1998), and established himself as an [[action hero]] starting with film ''[[Amarkalam]]'' (1999). Ajith's dual portrayal of twin brothers—where one is [[deaf-mute]]—in [[S. J. Surya]]'s ''[[Vaali (film)|Vaali]]'' (1999) won him his first [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor]]. He earned critical acclaim for his dual role performance in the [[vigilante film]] ''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]'' (2001).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kamath|first=Sudhish|author-link=Sudhish Kamath|last2=Kannan|first2=Ramya|last3=Kumar|first3=S.Shiva|last4=Oppili|first4=P.|date=29 December 2000|title=Talk of the town|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/12/29/stories/0429401w.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161231104959/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/12/29/stories/0429401w.htm|archive-date=31 December 2016}}</ref> In 2006, he starred in ''[[Varalaru]]'', in which he played three different roles. It became the highest-grossing Tamil film of 2006.<ref name="rediff3">{{Cite web|title=Ajith's Top 10 Hits|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/ajiths-top-10-hits-south/20150205.htm|last=Saraswathi|first=S.|date=5 February 2015|website=[[Rediff.com]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161231115735/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/ajiths-top-10-hits-south/20150205.htm|archive-date=31 December 2016}}</ref> The following year he starred in two remakes{{mdash}}''[[Kireedam (2007 film)|Kireedam]]'' (2007) and ''[[Billa (2007 film)|Billa]]'' (2007),{{efn|''Kireedam'' was a remake of the [[Kireedam (1989 film)|namesake 1989 Malayalam film]] while ''Billa'' was a remake of the [[Billa (1980 film)|1980 Tamil film of the same name]].}} both of which earned him critical acclaim.<ref name="rediff3" /> Ajith played an [[antihero]] in ''[[Mankatha]]'' (2011),<ref name="NikhilHindu">{{Cite news|last=Raghavan|first=Nikhil|date=16 July 2011|title=What's on the cards?|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/whats-on-the-cards/article2232919.ece|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161231125128/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/whats-on-the-cards/article2232919.ece|archive-date=31 December 2016}}</ref> which became one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mankatha takes best opening of 2011|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mankatha-takes-best-opening-of-2011-news-tamil-ljbmvmccafa.html|date=2 September 2011|website=[[Sify]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009130200/http://www.sify.com/movies/mankatha-takes-best-opening-of-2011-news-tamil-ljbmvmccafa.html|archive-date=9 October 2015}}</ref> His next release, ''[[Billa II]]'' (2012), was Tamil cinema's first [[prequel]].{{efn|The film was a prequel to his [[Billa (2007 film)|2007 film of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghavan |first=Nikhil |date=29 April 2012 |title=The don of summer |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/the-don-of-summer/article3365450.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223120016/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/the-don-of-summer/article3365450.ece |archive-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>}}