Ajmal Ameer


Ajmal Ameer is an Indian actor known for his work in the Malayalam-, Tamil- and Telugu-language cinema.

Early and personal life

Ajmal studied medicine in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. He has two brothers, Askar and Abith. He is married to Renju and they have a son and daughter.

Career

Ajmal made his acting debut with a negative role in his friend's Tamil film, February 14. His lead debut film was the Malayalam film Pranayakalam, opposite Vimala Raman in Malayalam. This was followed by the Tamil film Anjathe, directed by Myshkin, in which he played an angry young man. The film became a commercial success, with Ajmal receiving several awards for his performance. He next starred in the Malayalam film Madambi alongside Mohanlal. It remains his only hit in Malayalam aside from Loham and Two Countries. In 2009, he has gone on to do Tamils films like TN 07 AL 4777 and Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru. He also acted in an international production in Malayalam 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. In 2012, he made his debut in the Telugu film Rachcha. 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. In 2013, he played an independent cinematographer in the suspense thriller Bangles. He also did in Karuppampatti and Vetri Selvan, which for lack of good publicity, bombed at the box office.
He also acted in the Telugu film Prabhanjanam in which he played the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. In 2015, He hasn't done any major roles in Malayalam and was seen in guest roles in Loham and Two Countries. In 2015, he acted in the Malayalam movie Ben. Since then he had not been active in Malayalam, until 2022 when he played a police officer in the movie Pathaam valavu. He then appeared in the Tamil movie, Iravukku Aayiram Kangal. In 2019, his Tamil films are also Chithiram Pesuthadi 2 and Devi 2. In 2021, he was seen in Nayanthara's film titled Netrikann. He is also part of Malayalam movie Kshanam. In 2022, he has played in Malayalam crime thrillers movies such as Pathaam Valavu and Paappan. Ajmal delivers a flawless performance throughout in the Tamil investigative thriller Theerkadarishi. He was also seen in Telegu thriller movie Mangalavaaram. He was cast alongside the actor Vijay shines in their role in the Tamil action thriller The Greatest of All Time.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2005February 14VickyTamilDebut film
2007PranayakalamRenjithMalayalamLead debut film
2008AnjatheKirubakaran TamilWon, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
2008D-17AjmalMalayalam
2008MadambiRamakrishnan PillaiMalayalam
2009TN 07 AL 4777Gautham IyengarTamil
2009Thiru Thiru Thuru ThuruArjunTamil
2010De NovaKhaildMalayalam
2011KoVasanthan PerumalTamilWon, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
2011Lucky JokersVishalMalayalam
2012RachaJamesTelugu
2012ArikeSanjay ShenoyMalayalam
2013KaruppampattiKothai Cocopardo / ManoharTamil
2013BanglesVivekMalayalam
2014PrabhanjanamChaitanyaTelugu
2014Vetri SelvanVetri SelvanTamil
2015LohamAzhagan PerumaalMalayalam
2015Two CountriesUllas KumaranMalayalam
2015BenPriestMalayalamGuest appearance
2016Vennello Hai HaiSusheelTelugu
2018Iravukku Aayiram KangalGaneshTamil
2019Chithiram Pesuthadi 2VickyTamil
2019Devi 2RudhraTamilBilingual film
2019Abhinetri 2RudhraTeluguBilingual film
2019Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa BiddaluCM V. S. Jagannath ReddyTelugu
2020NungambakkamInspector ShankarTamil
2021NetrikannDr. James DinahTamil
KshanamArunMalayalam-
2022Pathaam ValavuMalayalamVaradhan
2022PaappanMalayalamSolomon / SimonDual role
2022Second ShowShivaTamilSri Lankan film
2022GoldSunesh ShajiMalayalam
2023TheerkadarishiD.C AdithyaTamil
2023AbhyuhamJayarajMalayalam
2023MangalavaaramMadanTelugu
2024VyuhamV. S. Jagannath ReddyTelugu
2024ShapathamV. S. Jagannath ReddyTeluguhttps://www.indiaglitz.com/sapatham-review-telugu-movie-34941-->
2024ThankamaniRobin PaulMalayalam
2024BuddyDr. ArjunTelugu
2024HuntASP Sairam IPSMalayalam
2024The Greatest of All TimeAjay GovindharajTamil
2025AccusedVendhanTamil