ᱚᱡᱤᱛ ᱠᱩᱢᱟᱨ: ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟᱭᱮᱱ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱟᱠ ᱠᱚ

Heᱱᱩᱭ beganᱫᱚ his᱑᱙᱙᱐ careerᱥᱟ.ᱦᱤᱛ withᱨᱮ aᱛᱟᱢᱤᱞᱤ small role in the 1990 Tamil filmᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ ''[[Enᱮᱱ Veeduᱵᱤᱰᱩ Enᱮᱱ Kanavarᱠᱟᱱᱟᱵᱟᱨ]]'' ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱟᱠᱴᱤᱝ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱮ ᱮᱦᱚᱵ ᱞᱮᱫ-ᱟ, ᱛᱚᱵᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱨᱳᱞ ᱮ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱞᱮᱫᱟ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱟᱭᱚᱢ ᱱᱩᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱳᱢᱟᱱᱴᱤᱠ ᱦᱤᱨᱳ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ ᱢᱮᱱᱛᱮ, ᱟᱡᱟᱜ ᱟᱠᱴᱤᱝ ᱠᱮᱨᱤᱭᱚᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱟ.ᱛᱭᱟ.ᱣ Heᱦᱚᱪᱚ establishedᱟᱠᱟᱫ himselfᱵᱚᱱᱟᱭ as᱾ aᱟᱡᱟᱜ romanticᱚᱱᱟ heroᱨᱳᱢᱟᱱᱴᱤᱠ withᱯᱷᱤᱯᱢ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ, ''[[Kadhalᱠᱟᱫᱷᱟᱞᱟ Kottaiᱠᱳᱴᱴᱟᱭᱤ]]'' (1996᱑᱙᱙᱖), ''[[Avalᱟᱵᱷᱟᱞ Varuvalaᱵᱟᱨᱩᱵᱚᱞᱟ]]'' (1998᱑᱙᱙᱘) andᱟᱨ ''[[Kadhalᱠᱟᱫᱷᱟᱞ Mannanᱢᱟᱱᱟᱱ]]'' (1998᱑᱙᱙᱘), andᱮᱢᱟᱱ establishedᱟᱨ himselfᱦᱚᱸ asᱱᱩᱭ anᱫᱚ [[actionᱟᱠᱥᱚᱱ heroᱦᱤᱨᱳ]] starting with filmᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ''[[Amarkalamᱚᱢᱚᱨᱠᱚᱞᱚᱢ]]'' (1999᱑᱙᱙᱙) ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱤᱯᱢ ᱦᱚᱸᱭ ᱥᱟ.ᱵᱤᱛ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ ᱾ Ajith's dual portrayal of twin brothers—where one is [[deaf-mute]]—in [[S. J. Surya]]'s ᱚᱡᱤᱛ-ᱟᱜ ''[[Vaaliᱵᱷᱟᱞᱤ (filmᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ)|Vaaliᱵᱷᱟᱞᱤ]]'' (1999᱑᱙᱙᱙) wonᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ himᱨᱮ, hisᱟᱡ firstᱥᱟᱶ [[Filmfareᱮᱥ.ᱡᱮ. Awardᱥᱩᱨᱭᱟ]] forᱠᱟ.ᱢᱤ Bestᱞᱮᱫᱟ Actor᱾ –ᱱᱚᱶᱧ Tamil|Filmfareᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ Awardᱦᱚᱛᱮᱛᱮ forᱜᱮ Bestᱱᱩᱭ Tamilᱫᱚ Actor]].ᱯᱩᱭᱞᱩ Heᱫᱷᱟᱣ earnedᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ critical[[ᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ acclaimᱯᱷᱮᱭᱟᱨ forᱟᱣᱟᱨᱰ hisᱯᱷᱚᱨ dualᱵᱮᱥᱴ roleᱟᱠᱴᱚᱨ performance– inᱛᱟᱢᱤᱞ|ᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ theᱯᱷᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱣᱟᱨᱰ ᱯᱷᱚᱨ ᱵᱮᱥᱴ ᱟᱠᱴᱚᱨ]] ᱥᱤᱨᱯᱷᱟᱹ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱞᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱾ [[vigilanteᱵᱷᱤᱡᱤᱞᱟᱱᱴᱮ filmᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ]] ''[[Citizenᱥᱤᱴᱤᱡᱮᱱ (filmᱯᱷᱤᱯᱢ)|Citizenᱥᱤᱴᱤᱡᱮᱱ]]'' (2001᱒᱐᱐᱑) ᱨᱮ ᱱᱩᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱩᱣᱟᱞ ᱨᱳᱞ ᱠᱷᱟ.ᱛᱤᱮᱨ ᱱᱩᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱨᱤᱴᱤᱠᱟᱞ ᱟᱠᱞᱮᱢ ᱟᱧᱡᱚᱢ ᱞᱮᱫ-ᱟ ᱾<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> In᱒᱐᱐᱖ 2006, heᱥᱟ.ᱦᱤᱛ starredᱨᱮ inᱚᱡᱤᱛ ''[[Varalaruᱵᱷᱟᱨᱟᱞᱟᱨᱩ]]'' ᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟ.ᱡᱤ ᱞᱮᱫᱟ, inᱚᱱᱟ whichᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ heᱨᱮ playedᱱᱩᱭ threeᱟᱭᱢᱟ differentᱜᱟᱱ rolesᱠᱮᱨᱮᱠᱴᱚᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟ.ᱢᱤ Itᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟᱭ became᱾ theᱱᱚᱶᱟ highest-grossingᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ Tamilᱫᱚ film᱒᱐᱐᱖ ofᱥᱟ.ᱦᱤᱛ 2006ᱨᱨ ᱛᱟᱢᱤᱞᱤ ᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ ᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱡᱷᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱡᱟ.ᱥᱛᱤ ᱠᱟ.ᱣᱰᱤ ᱠᱷᱮᱢᱟᱣ ᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ ᱢᱮᱱᱛᱮ ᱨᱮᱠᱚᱰ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱞᱮᱫᱚᱭ ᱾ <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> Theᱚᱱᱟ followingᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ yearᱜᱮ heᱱᱩᱭ starredᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ inᱨᱤᱢᱮᱠ twoᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ remakes{{mdash}}''[[Kireedamᱠᱤᱨᱮᱫᱚᱢ (2007᱒᱐᱐᱗ filmᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ)|Kireedamᱠᱤᱨᱮᱫᱚᱢ]]'' (2007᱒᱐᱐᱗) andᱟᱨ ''[[Billaᱵᱤᱞᱞᱟ (2007᱒᱐᱐᱗ filmᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ)|Billaᱵᱤᱞᱞᱟ]]'' (2007᱒᱐᱐᱗),{{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]].}} bothᱨᱮ ofᱠᱟ.ᱢᱤ whichᱞᱮᱫᱟᱭ, earnedᱛᱚᱵᱮ himᱵᱟᱱᱟᱨ criticalᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ acclaim.ᱜᱮ ᱠᱨᱤᱴᱤᱠᱟᱞ ᱟᱠᱞᱮᱢ ᱟᱧᱡᱚᱢ ᱞᱮᱫ-ᱟ ᱾<ref name="rediff3" /> Ajith played an [[antihero]] in ''[[Mankathaᱢᱚᱱᱠᱚᱛᱷᱟ]]'' (2011᱒᱐᱑᱑), ᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱡᱤᱛ ᱫᱚ [[ᱟᱱᱴᱤ-ᱦᱤᱨᱳ]] ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱟᱠᱴᱤᱝ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟᱭ ᱾<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> whichᱚᱱᱟ becameᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ oneᱫᱚ ofᱛᱟᱢᱤᱞᱤ theᱯᱷᱤᱞᱢ highest-grossingᱜᱷᱟᱨᱚᱸᱡᱽ Tamilᱛᱟᱞᱟ filmsᱨᱮ ofᱡᱷᱚᱛᱚ allᱠᱷᱚᱱ timeᱡᱟ.ᱥᱛᱤ ᱠᱟ.ᱣᱰᱤ ᱠᱷᱮᱢᱟᱣ ᱛᱟᱢᱞᱠᱟ. ᱨᱮ ᱱᱤᱛ ᱵᱷᱩᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ ᱾<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>}}