Since this is leap year, we have decided to start the celebrations a day earlier. Hours ahead of the big day, as we ponder how the last half a century has been, we see flashes of a charming personality in almost everything energetic. Ajith is passionate about movies, and also a whole lot of other things. With his birthday just around the corner, here's our bit to honour Thala's interests.

• Before he could complete school, he had a job in his hands - quite literally. Given his passion, Ajith started his career from a mechanic shed, tweaking bikes


• So much for his passion, that he is allegedly in possession of a tech savvy helmet, costing at about 25 thousands! Also, Ajith insists, underlines, and highlights the importance of safe riding practice to the word, that he could easily be categorised to be the ambassador for road safety. He could be spotted on ECR quite often speeding on a superbike, completely secure in every detail of his biking gear.


• Juggling between various passions, Ajith took a sabbatical and propped his career in racing all the way up to the top three in the country. Ranked third in the nation at his peak, Ajith is a proficient Formula 2 racer.


• While fatal accidents cripple the spirit of most people, Ajith rose above all odds of the accident he had faced, on one of the tracks. He has recovered so well that he continues to aero model, to date. Of the list of his dreamy passions, piloting an aircraft is one too. Quite literally, Thala is above us all.


• When we are talking about all his expertise outside of film industry, how could we leave out his culinary skills to die for. Not because he is a star, not because he is influential, but solely for the pure love for Biriyani, Thala has a faithful band of loyalists, including celebs, who vouch for the "most succulent Biriyani" they've ever had.


• The black and white catchy beauties that trended the Internet is yet another interest of Ajith's. One of his limelight hobbies that caught our attention only recently is his interest in being the man behind the lens. From Shruthi Hassan to Appukutti, with his camera in his hands, beauty lies in Ajith's eyes.


• Although this is near conclusion, this is definitely not one to find its place last in order of priority. Being a philanthropist and a compassionate person, Ajith has funded many good deeds, like constructing houses for his employees, and funding education of the economically poor. But, no advertisement.

He could be looked askins at for not showing up in gala of the glitz, for being fiercely conservative about his personal life, or for being politically neutral. But at the end of the day, Ajith is a down-to-earth common man, who believes and sets and example that his vote is his, and work is different from personal life. A simpleton, a thorough professional, a sincere hardworker, a passionate artist, a responsible householder, and the perfect role model, Ajith is an ideal man. All of this, is probably why, we say Thala pola varuma.