Ajmal Ameer | |
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![]() Ameer at launch of Provoke Lifestyle Magazine in 2015 | |
Education | Vinnytsia National Medical University. N. I. Pirogov,Ukraine |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Spouse | Renju Ajmal |
Children | 2 |
Ajmal Ameer is an Indian actor known for his works inMalayalam,Tamil, andTelugu language films. He has won twoFilmfare Awards South for his roleAnjathe (2008) andKo (2011).
Ajmal studiedmedicine inVinnytsia,Ukraine.[1][2][3] Ajmal has two brothers Askar and Abith.[4] Ajmal is married to Renju and they have a son and daughter.[5]
Ajmal's lead debut film wasPranayakalam, oppositeVimala Raman inMalayalam. This was followed by the Tamil filmAnjathe, directed byMyshkin, in which he played an angry young man.[2] The film became a commercial success, with Ajmal receiving several awards for his performance.[6] He next starred in the Malayalam filmMadambi alongsideMohanlal. It remains his only hit in Malayalam aside fromLoham andTwo Countries.[7] In 2009, he has gone on to do Tamils films likeTN 07 AL 4777 andThiru Thiru Thuru Thuru. He also acted in an international production in MalayalamDe Nova, which went unnoticed. The anti-hero character, Vasanthan Perumal, he portrayed in the 2011 Tamil movieKoearned him a lot of appreciation. Based on an online poll conducted byThe Times of India, Ajmal won theChennai Times Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Male.[8] In 2012, he made his debut in theTelugu filmRachcha.[9] 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.[10] In 2013, he played an independent cinematographer in the suspense thrillerBangles.[11] He also did inKaruppampatti (2013) andVetri Selvan (2014), which for lack of good publicity, bombed at the box office.[12]
He also acted in the Telugu filmPrabhanjanam (2014) in which he played the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.[7] In 2015, He hasn't done any major roles in Malayalam and was seen in guest roles inLoham andTwo Countries.[13] In 2015, he acted in the Malayalam movieBen. Since then he had not been active in Malayalam, until 2022 when he played a police officer in the moviePathaam valavu. He then appeared in the Tamil movie,Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (2018).[14] In 2019, his Tamil films are alsoChithiram Pesuthadi 2 andDevi 2. He is next seen inNayanthara's film titledNetrikann (2021). He is also part of Malayalam movieKshanam.[15] He has most recently been seen inMangalavaaram.[16]
† | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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2005 | February 14 | College student | Tamil | Debut film |
2007 | Pranayakalam | Renjith | Malayalam | Lead debut film |
2008 | Anjathe | Kirubakaran (Kiruba) | Tamil | Won -Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil |
D-17 | Ajmal | Malayalam | ||
Madambi | Ramakrishnan Pillai | Malayalam | ||
2009 | TN 07 AL 4777 | Gautham Iyengar | Tamil | |
Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru | Arjun | Tamil | ||
2010 | De Nova | Khaild | Malayalam | |
2011 | Ko | Vasanthan Perumal | Tamil | Won -Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil |
Lucky Jokers | Vishal | Malayalam | ||
2012 | Racha | James | Telugu | |
Arike | Sanjay Shenoy | Malayalam | ||
2013 | Karuppampatti | Kothai Cocopardo/Manohar | Tamil | |
Bangles | Vivek | Malayalam | ||
2014 | Prabhanjanam | Chaitanya | Telugu | |
Vetri Selvan | Vetri Selvan | Tamil | ||
2015 | Loham | Azhagan Perumaal | Malayalam | |
Two Countries | Ullas Kumaran | Malayalam | ||
Ben | Priest | Malayalam | Guest appearance | |
2016 | Vennello Hai Hai | Susheel | Telugu | |
2018 | Iravukku Aayiram Kangal | Ganesh | Tamil | |
2019 | Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 | Vicky | Tamil | |
Devi 2 | Rudhra | Tamil | Bilingual film | |
Abhinetri 2 | Telugu | |||
Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa Biddalu | CMV. S. Jagannath Reddy | Telugu | ||
2020 | Nungambakkam | Inspector Shankar | Tamil | |
2021 | Netrikann | Dr. James Dinah | Tamil | |
Kshanam | Arun | Malayalam | ||
2022 | Pathaam Valavu | Varadhan | Malayalam | |
Paappan | Solomon/Simon | Malayalam | Dual role | |
Second Show | Shiva | Tamil | Sri Lankan film | |
Gold | Sunesh Shaji | Malayalam | ||
2023 | Theerkadarishi | D.C Adithya | Tamil | [17] |
Abhyuham | Jayaraj | Malayalam | ||
Mangalavaaram | Madan | Telugu | [18] | |
2024 | Vyuham | V. S. Jagannath Reddy | Telugu | [19] |
Thankamani | Robin Paul | Malayalam | [20] | |
Buddy | Telugu | [21] | ||
Hunt | Malayalam | [22] | ||
The Greatest of All Time | Ajay Govindharaj | Tamil | [23] |