Ajmal Ameer

Ajmal Ameer is an Indian film actor and physician, who works in the Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu film industries. He has also acted in one English movie. He has won two Filmfare Awards South.

Ajmal Ameer
Ameer in 2015
Born
Aluva, Kerala
NationalityIndia
OccupationFilm actor, physician
Years active2005- present
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Spouse(s)Renju
ChildrenAalin Zeyyen

Background

Ajmal was born in Aluva, Kerala. He studied medicine in National Pirogov Memorial Medical University in Vinnytsia, Ukraine,[1] and had plans to open a hospital in future.[2][2][3] Ajmal has one brother Askar.[4]

Career

Ajmal's debut film was Pranayakalam, opposite Vimala Raman. This was followed by the Tamil film Anjathe, directed by Myshkin, in which he played an angry young man.[2] The film became a high critical as well as commercial success, with Ajmal receiving several awards for his performance.[5] He next starred in the Malayalam film Madambi alongside Mohanlal. It remains his only hit in Malayalam.[6] He also acted in an international production 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 Times Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Male.[7] In 2013 he played an independent cinematographer in the suspense thriller Bangles.[8]

He also acted in the Telugu film Prabhajanam in which he played the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.[6] Apart from Prabhajanam he also did two more Telugu films Tanu Monne Vellipoyindi and Chaitanyam.[6] In Tamil he acted in Vetri Selvan and Ula in which he played a rockstar and in Malayalam he has finished V. K. Prakash's Mazhaneerthullikal which is delayed.[9]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2005February 14College StudentTamil
2007PranayakalamRenjithMalayalam
2008AnjatheKirubakaran (Kiruba)TamilFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor
D-17AjmalMalayalam
MadambiRamakrishnan PillaiMalayalam
2009TN 07 AL 4777Gautham IyengarTamil
Thiru Thiru Thuru ThuruArjunTamil
2010De NovaKhaildMalayalam
2011KoVasanthan PerumalTamilFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor
Lucky JokersVishalMalayalam
2012RachchaJamesTelugu
ArikeSanjay ShenoyMalayalam
2013KaruppampattiKothai Cocopardo/ManoharTamil
BanglesVivekMalayalam
2014PrabhanjanamChaitanyaTelugu
Vetri SelvanVetri SelvanTamil
2015LohamAzhagan PerumaalMalayalam
Two CountriesUllas KumaranMalayalam
BenPriestMalayalamGuest appearance
MazhaneerthullikalPadmanabhanMalayalamRelease Delayed
2016Vennello Hai HaiSusheelTelugu
2018White MatterJimmyHindiWebseries on Hot Star
Iravukku Aayiram KangalGaneshTamil
2019Chithiram Pesuthadi 2VickyTamil
Devi 2RudhraTamil
Abhinetri 2RudhraTelugu
Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa BiddaluY S JaganTelugu
NungambakkamTamilFilming
KshanamMalayalamFilming

References
  1. "Ajmal's Tamil debut in 'Anjathey' - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. Manmadhan, Prema (27 September 2008). "A 'hit' prescription". The Hindu. Metro Plus Thiruvananthapuram. Chennai, India. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  3. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/others/no-'chocolaty'-tag-angry-ajmal-298
  4. "Malayalam actor Ajmal's brother, Askar makes his acting debut". Ibnlive.in.com. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  5. "Expanding his horizons". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 April 2011.
  6. saraswathy Nagarajan (17 October 2013). "Call of characters". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  7. "The Chennai Times Film Awards 2011". The Times of India. 22 June 2012.
  8. "Ajmal Amir`s 'Bangles' this weekend". Sify.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  9. "Ajmal is a rockstar". The Times of India. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
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