Ajmal Ameer

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

Not to be confused with Ajmal Amir Kasab.

Ajmal Ameer
Ameer at Launch of Provoke Lifestyle Magazine 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][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
2007PranayakalamRenjithMalayalamDebut film
2008AnjatheKirubakaran (Kiruba)TamilWon - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
D-17AjmalMalayalam
MadambiRamakrishnan PillaiMalayalam
2009TN 07 AL 4777Gautham IyengarTamil
Thiru Thiru Thuru ThuruArjunTamil
2010De NovaKhaildMalayalam
2011KoVasanthan PerumalTamilWon - Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
Lucky JokersVishalMalayalam
2012RachchaJamesTelugu
ArikeSanjay ShenoyMalayalam
2013KaruppampattiKothai Cocopardo/ManoharTamil
BanglesVivekMalayalam
2014PrabhanjanamChaitanyaTelugu
Vetri SelvanVetri SelvanTamil
2015LohamAzhagan PerumaalMalayalam
Two CountriesUllas KumaranMalayalam
BenPriestMalayalamGuest appearance
2016Vennello Hai HaiSusheelTelugu
2018 Iravukku Aayiram KangalGaneshTamil
2019Chithiram Pesuthadi 2VickyTamil
Devi 2RudhraTamil
Abhinetri 2RudhraTelugu
Amma Rajyam Lo Kadapa BiddaluY S JaganTelugu
2020NungambakkamInspector ShankarTamil
2021 KshanamArun ZakariyaMalayalamFilming
NetrikannTamilFilming[10]
Untitled Horror ThrillerMalayalamFilming

Nominations

References
  1. "Ajmal's Tamil debut in 'Anjathey' - Tamil Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 6 December 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. Manmadhan, Prema (27 September 2008). "A 'hit' prescription". The Hindu. Metro Plus Thiruvananthapuram. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. 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. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  5. "Expanding his horizons". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  6. saraswathy Nagarajan (17 October 2013). "Call of characters". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  7. "The Chennai Times Film Awards 2011". The Times of India. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  8. "Ajmal Amir`s 'Bangles' this weekend". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  9. "Ajmal is a rockstar". The Times of India. 11 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  10. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/my-character-in-netrikann-will-keep-the-audience-guessing-ajmal-ameer/articleshow/74851963.cms
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