Thala Ajith's birthday is just a few hours away and his mass fans are already celebrating and are breaking all previous records on social media trends. We too are joining in the festivities with throwback news of a blockbuster film that the mass hero accepted from a hospital bed. Thala fans are fully aware that he is a passionate bike racer and has had multiple accidents that forced him to have several surgeries on his back.

Ajith was hospitalized when Rajeev Menon approached him and narrated the story of 'Kandukonden Kandukonden' which he liked and okayed from the hospital bed. The stylish filmmaker has shared in one of his recent interviews that he first approached Prashanth to play the role of the hero Manohar but he refused it because Tabu was paired opposite him and he wanted to romance Aishwarya Rai instead,

However according to Rajeev Menon Thala Ajith just saw the scope of his character and immediately signed the dotted lines. His portrayal of the supporting role in the film is one of the most memorable in his career and his dance movements for the ' ‘Santhana Thendralai’ song gets his female fans going dizzy even now.

'KanduKondein Kandu Kondein' with a music score by A.R. Rahman has Mammootty, Aishwarya Rai, Abbas and Tabu as Ajith's costars and was released on May 4th, 2000. It was one of the