Thala Ajith's great combos with other Heroes

As part of our celebrations for the birthday of the self-made mega star of Kollywood Ajith Kumar we take a look at a list of films in which Thala has combined with other heroes to give some memorable films. It is amazing to see him stand out even when pitted against the giants of the Tamil and Indian Film industries. This is first of a 'Thala Ajith Birthday Special' articles to follow and here we go.

'Paasamalargal' with Arvind Swamy

In this film directed by Suresh Menon, Arvind Swamy played the role of a young man who is the caretaker of a group of children and Ajith played the love interest of the eldest girl. An interesting trivia is that 'Chiyaan' Vikram has dubbed for Ajith in this film.

'Rajavin Paarvaiyile' with Vijay

The only film in which the now arch rivals Ajith and Vijay appeared together, one would feel let down for the film did not do well at the box office. Thala and Thalapathy played thick buddies in this one. It is said that Vijay's mother Shobha Chandrasekhar used to send home cooked food which both the superstars used to have.

Ajith was the initial choice for Suriya's character in 'Nerukku Ner' and he also shot for a few days before backing out of the project.

'Kalloori Vaasal' with Prashanth

Prashanth, the then reigning young hero of Kollywood appeared in a stylish hairdo with Ajith playing the parallel lead with grey shades. The film marked the Tamil debut of the then leading Bollywood heroine Pooja Bhatt. This Pavithran directorial was an average grosser but the solace for Thala fans is that he is the one who gets the heroine in the end.

'Ullaasam' with Vikram

When Amitabh Bachan began his ABCL the first public limited film production company in India 'Ullaasam' was their first and only Tamil project. The film had Ajith as a brash young man and Vikram in a diagonally opposite soft role and the chemistry between the two was one of the highlights apart from some great songs by Karthick Raja.

'Pagaivan' with Sathyaraj

Ajith played the role of a desperate unemployed youth who kidnaps a minister's daughter Anjala Zhaveri and right when the two fall in love Sathyaraj a rowdy crosses their path and all hell breaks loose. The cat and mouse game and the confrontation scenes between Sathyaraj and Ajith are a treat to watch.

'Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen' with Karthik

The mega hit Vikraman film had a rocking performance from Navarasa Nayagan Karthik but Ajith made his dignified presence felt as the suitor of Roja who diplomatically gives up his love for the hero.

'Kandukondein Kandukondein' with Mammootty

This mega multi starrer had Mammooty, Ajith, Aishwarya Rai and Tabu in the lead roles and by the time Thala had become a big star and fans were a little disappointed that he was not paired opposite Ash but as a compensation he was the one who featured in all the wonderful songs tuned by Rahman which are still favorites.

'Dheena' with Suresh Gopi

This is A.R.Murugadoss's debut and the chemistry between Ajith and Suresh Gopi who played adopted brothers was one of the major reasons for the film tasting box office success and of course the film gains significance as Ajith came to be known as Thala after 'Dheena'.

'Asoka' with Shahrukh Khan

Santhosh Sivan's ambitious historical of King Asoka enjoyed more success abroad than in India and there were mixed reviews about SRK's acting too, but the one unanimous praise was reserved for Thala Ajith's performance as the treacherous half brother Susima Maurya.

'Billa' with Prabhu

When many skeptic voices claimed that Ajith can never match Rajini's performance in the remake he proved them wrong with bringing his own style to the role and Prabhu too made the transition f

As part of our celebrations for the birthday of the self-made mega star of Kollywood Ajith Kumar we take a look at a list of films in which Thala has combined with other heroes....