Kollywood superstar Ajith Kumar turns 43 today on May 1.
Ajith was listed No. 61 in Forbes India's Top 100 Celebrities for the year 2012. For now, we wish the actor the best of luck for the year ahead.
His popularity and cultural influence have been compared to that of yesteryear actor M. G. Ramachandran by several veteran journalists.
He was later seen in method roles as in 'Vaali', 'Mugavaree', 'Kandukondain Kandukondain 'and 'Citizen' before establishing himself as an action hero with popular films that included 1999's 'Amarkalam', 'Villain' and the popular 2013 hit movie '
Once he established himself, he took on roles of a romantic hero in films like 'Kadhal Kottai', 'Aval Varuvala' and 'Kadhal Mannan'.
He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller 'Aasai'.
In addition to his acting, Ajith, took a sabbatical and participated in the 2004 British Formula Three season as a racing driver and was ranked the third best motor car driver in India then.
He has won three Filmfare 'Best Actor Awards', for films which showcased him in multiple roles.
He is expected to begin shooting for his 55th film that is being directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, once he returns to Chennai.
Looks like 'Thala' Ajith Kumar will be blowing off his birthday candles alone.
A news agency reported that the actor won't be accompanied by his wife and daughter to Pune.
The buzz going around is that the actor won't be at home, but in Pune.
So how is the actor going to celebrate his birthday? Click on to find out...