Ajmal Ameer

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Ajmal Ameer is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu cinema. He is best known for the Tamil films Anjathe and Ko (2011), in which he played an anti-hero, and in Telugu has appeared in films including Rachcha (2012), Prabhanjanam (2014) and Mangalavaaram (2023).

Early life

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

Debut and Anjathe

He made his debut in a negative role in a friend’s Tamil film, February 14 (2005), and his first lead was the Malayalam film Pranayakalam. In Myshkin’s Tamil film Anjathe he played an angry young man; the film was a commercial success and brought him several awards. He then appeared with Mohanlal in the Malayalam hit Madambi, and in the Tamil films TN 07 AL 4777 and Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru (2009).

Ko and Telugu films

His anti-hero Vasanthan Perumal in Ko (2011) won wide appreciation and the Chennai Times Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role. In 2012 he made his Telugu debut in Rachcha, and he later played the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in the Telugu film Prabhanjanam (2014). His readiness to move beyond virtuous-hero roles has given him a wide range of characters in Tamil and Telugu.

Later work

He played a cinematographer in the thriller Bangles (2013), made guest appearances in the Malayalam films Loham and Two Countries, and appeared in Tamil films such as Iravukku Aayiram Kangal (2018), Devi 2 (2019) and Nayanthara‘s Netrikann (2021).

Recent films

In 2022 he returned to Malayalam crime thrillers with Pathaam Valavu and Paappan. More recently he appeared in the Tamil thriller Theerkadarishi (2023), the Telugu thriller Mangalavaaram (2023) and the Vijay film The Greatest of All Time (2024).

Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata.

Ajmal Ameer: quick facts

• First film: A negative role in the Tamil film February 14 (2005) (The Hindu)
• First lead role: The Malayalam film Pranayakalam, followed by Myshkin’s Tamil film Anjathe (The Hindu)
• Best-known role: Vasanthan Perumal in the Tamil film Ko (2011) (Wikipedia)
• Telugu debut: Rachcha (2012) (Rediff)
• Family: Married to Renju; they have a son and a daughter (IndiaGlitz)
• Films in other languages: Most of his work is in Malayalam and Tamil: TMDB lists 32 non-Telugu films for him (TMDB).